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TABLE OF CONTENTS Historical Review -------------------------- 1 Experimental Part I - ---------------- -- ------ a Comparative utilization of pyro and ortho phosphate in bone deveIOpment Data --.---------’---------~---°----------- 6 Discussion ------------------------ , --------- 8 Experimental Part II ------------------ ---~- 10 Specificity of Youngberg procedure and site of conversion of pyro to ortho phosphate Summary 81b110graphy ------------------------------ 1h Detailed Data --------- ,--- ................. 15 HISTORICAL Ortho phosphoric acid and the various salts of this acid are known to supply phosphorus for the various needs of the body, the major ones being for the normal develop- ment of bones and teeth. Thus for example ortho phosphates are selected to supply the major portion of the phosphorus of synthetic experimental diets. In addition to these sources foodstuffs, of course, contain much of their phosphorus in the form of phOSphorylated organic compounds which on hydrolysis yield ortho phosphate. Pyro phOSphates have been used for over twenty years as an ingredient of leavening agents and interest in their uholesomeness has recently been aroused in connection with the revisions in federal food and drug regulations. A persual of the literature reveals that relatively little work has been done on the study of the fate of pyrophosphates in the animal body. Gamgee, Priestly, and Larmouth1 assumed that perphosphate passes unchanged through the body and by intravenous injections of the normal salt into rabbits and frogs demonstrated that the pryOphosphate has a definite toxic effect, causing a fall in blood pressure and a variation in pulse rate, with continuous injections leading to death.‘ However, they do note the following: "We have never succeeded in producing symptoms of poisoning by sodium pyro phosphate when we have introduced the substance into the stomach. In dogs the drug has produced vomiting if fed in large amounts but no further ill effect; rabbits have remained unaffected by it. So striking was the absence of poisonous effects that it appeared to us possible that some of the alimentary ferments might cause sodium pyro phosphate to combine with water and convert it to the inert ortho phosphate. Direct experiments with salivary, gastric, and pancreatic ferments digested with pyro phosphate at the temperature of the body, proved that our surmise was not correct. At present we are inclined to think that the fact of animals not being poisoned when sodium pyro phosphate is introduced into the alimentary tract is due to the rapid elimination of the drug.“ In comparison Gamelz, in 1911, noted that the pyro phOSphate goes over to the ortho phosphate in an organism. Gardner andSymes3 working with cats demonstrated that a small intravenous injection of the tetra sodium pyro phosphate causes a fall in arterial pressure and a slightly larger dose proves fatal. It was at one time thought that the injurious effect of cotton seed oil was due to the presence of pyro phosphate.“ In this work the supposed harmfulness of the pyro phosphate was demonstrated by injecting an extract of the cotton seed meal into the blood stream of a rabbit. Later investigations showed that the oral administration of this same extract had no effect on the animals. Starkensteins believed that the conversion of pyro phosphate to ortho phosphate takes place in the stomach, due to the presence of hydrochloric acid. Data obtained from the Victor Chemical Works indicates that the hydrolysis of pyro phosphate in the presence of .l N hydrochloric acid proceeds at a relatively slow rate, less that 70% being converted to ortho phosphate in a period of eight days. Inasmuch as food rarely remains in the stomach for more than six to eight hours, it is obvious that relatively little conversion would take place in this region of the digestive tract. Lohman6 has determined that the pyro phosphate is transformed to the ortho phosphate in an organism, although the site of such change was not suggested. 0n the basis of experimental data of Behrems and Seelkoph7 who fed sodium pyro phOSphate to male mice it was demonstrated that ingestion of the pyro phosphate added as the salt to the diet caused no harm to the animals. Happert8 showed that pyro phosphate added to an eXperimental diet exerted no abnormal influence on the development of the rat and on reproduction and rearing of its young. In view of the limited and inconclusive studies reported in the literature on the utilization and fate of pyro phosphates in the animal body it was considered desirable to do further work to determine whether ingested pyro phOSphate is converted to and used as ortho phOSphate. EXPERIMENTAL PART I In order to demonstrate the conversion of pyro phosphate to ortho phosphate a comparison was made of the relative effects of equivalent amounts of the basic and acid pyro and ortho phOSphates when added to a ricketogenic diet. The use of such a diet in the production of eXperimental rickets is based on the fact when the phosphorus of the diet is limited in amount and restricted to cereal sources in which much of the phosphorus is in the form of phytin, the addition of a large amount of calcium carbonate will so decrease utilization of phosphorus that calcification of the skeleton is practically entirely inhibited. Blood phosphorus values drop to an exceedingly low level. If to such a diet available phosphorus such as sodium ortho phosphate is added, there is an immediate response in blood phosphorus values and in bone development. The method employed therefore was simply to compare the effects.of equivalent amounts of the basic and acid salts of pyro and ortho phosphoric acid when supplemented to a basal ricketogenic diet and fed to young growing rats. Young rats, 21 to 25 days old and weighing between AS and 50 grams, were selected and divided into groups as whown in Table I. The basal diet used in these studies had the following composition: Ground yellow corn -------- 1605 grams Ground oatmeal - ----------- 600 grams Wheat gluten -------------- 600 grams Yeast - -------------------- 125 grams Calcium carbonate --- ------ 90 grams Sodium chloride ----------- 30 grams The animals were fed their respective diets for a period of seven weeks. it the end of this period they were killed, blood samples collected, and the femurs removed. The blood phosphorus value of each animal was determined by the Youngberg procedure using the Fisher ElectrOphotometer in place of the calorimeter. The percent bone ash of the femur of each animal was determined in the conventional manner, 1.6., on the fat extracted dessicated bones. The analytical results obtained in this study are summarized in Table II. The detailed data are assembled at the end of the thesis. DATA: TABLE I Supplements to the Ricketogenic Diet Amount P contributed Group No. No. of Animals Supplement by supplement per 100 gm. of ration 1 5 none --- 2 6 naco3 reduced to 1% --— 3 6 HaEPah 112320 16h.mg. h 6 Ha3POh x 12320 82 mg. 5 6 RaSPOh x 12320 hl mg. 6 6 NsuPZOT x 10320 16n.mg. 7 6 NauPZO7 x IOHZO 82 mg. 8 6 HauEZOT x 10320 hi mg. 9 6 RaHZPOh x.H20 2A6 mg. 10 1h NaHZPOu x 320 16h mg. 11 8 HaHZPOh x H20 82 mg. 12 7 Hafiz?°u,‘ 320 hi mg. 15 7 NaZHZPZOT 1 H20 2&6 mg. in 7 Na K P 0 x H 0 16h mg. 2 2 Z 7 2 sea ms.m me.mm see . 6mm x sommmmwez s :NH m~.m mo.Hs mam owe a sommmmmez a mm --o- mm.HN as one u somwm as a mom mm.s mm.am mm cum a Mommm as m mHH us.m mH.mm .amH omm u cams we 4H 3H" om.m mm.mn mew omm a sommm.uz m a... a; 8.3 3 owe: u enemas. o mas mm.s m~.mm we amass u ”amazes m mHH mo.» mm.mm sea ammoa u smegma m :2 ohm 8mm 3 omens a 65mm: a mHH om.m ms.Hm mm onNe w Mommas e .Em m2 $4. who: .9: :3 a was a . om ea c de mm.: -.mm moo aoeofimo an ammo one: Hemsm m up ~.N mm.se osoz Hemom m fluxes: ocean no and heaven no .sw can condom massage sosomv aeooa\.wev econ hon pcmsoanndm hp menondmonm no .62 «swam; m soon usoooom nouooaeuaoo m mesons meuam> nanosecond pecan and and neon mwmnosd HH uqmde Discussion: in examination of Table II discloses in general that all additions of ortho or pyro phosphates caused a definite increase in bone ash, blood phosphorus, and the weight of the animal. Group 2.was included to demonstrate the effect of lowering the calcium carbonate content of the diet. By comparing the average results of the alkaline salts with the basal diet it may be readily observed that the addition of increasing amounts of either the tetra sodium pyro phosphate or the tri sodium ortho phOSphatB caused a definite improvement in bone deveIOpment as indicated by the increases in percent bone ash. As might be expected the blood phosphorus values showed corresponding increases. Comparison of the results obtained by feeding the tri sodium ortho phosphate with those of the tetra sodium pyro phosphate indicate that the alkaline salts of the pyro phosphate are not utilized as well as the comparable ortho phosphates. This conclusion is based on the fact that the bone ash and the blood phosphorus values were consistently lower in the case of the tetra sodium pyro phosphate. Nevertheless, the tetra sodium pyro phosphate was appreciably utilized in every instance as shown by the increased bone ash as well as the blood phosphorus values when compared With the basal group. In contrast the test with the acid salts reveal striking similarity in effects at all levels. This indicates the complete utilization and conversion of the acid pyro phosphate to the ortho phosphate form. Inasmuch as the acid pyro phosphate employed in baking is the disodium dihydrogen pyro phosphate and reacts with sodium bicarbonate to form predominately the trisodium monohydrogen phosphate, one may assume that the responses with the latter would at least fall between the limits extablished for the tetra and the disodium pyro phosphate. It would accordingly be reasonable to conclude that the use of disodium dihydrogen pyro phOSphate in baking contributes appreciably to the amount of useful phosphorus in a food prepared with an acid pyro phosphate leavening agent. On the basis of these results one is permitted to conclude that the pyro phosphates are well utilized for maintaining a normal blood phosphorus level and supporting bone development. It is reasonable to assume that all of the other uses for phosphorus may likewise be served by ingested pyro phosphates. IO EXPERIMENTAL PART II Since it was found (Part I) that the pyro phosphate can be well utilized in bone deve10pment and claims in the literature have been made that the pyro phosphate is converted to the ortho phosphate before it reaches the blood, it was desired to determine whether the method employed for the analysis of blood was reasonably specific for ortho phosphate. Accordingly solutions of both ortho and pyro acid phosphate containing .1 mg. of P per ml. were made and the phosphorus content of each solution was determined according to the Youngberg procedure for blood phOSphorus. The following results were obtained: Phosphorus Source Actual phosphorus Analyzed P content content Socium acid ortho phosphate 8 mg./lOO ml. 8 mg./100 ml. Sodium acid pyro phosphate 8 mg./100 m1. .6 mg./1oo ml. Sodium acid pyro phosphate 12 mg./100 ml. .7 mg./100 ml. Erom the above it is readily observed that the reaction between pyro phOSphate and the Ibungberg reagent is very slight. The small amount determined in the analysis of the pyro phosphate solution may be due to the conversion of the pyro to the ortho form by hydrolysis. Upon analysis of the above solutions at later dates it was found that the amount of phosphorus gradually increased. At the end of ten days there was about fifty percent conversion to the ortho form. 11 It was desired, also, to determine if the trichlor- acetic acid used in precipitating the proteins in this method hastened the conversion of the pyro to the ortho form. The following shows the results obtained: S.A.P.P. T.C.A.A. Analyzed P Analyzed P (1 ml. H. 1 mg. P) added content content (1 hr. after (h days after. mixing) mixing) 10 ml. 80 ml. .8 mg./lOO ml. 2.9 mg./100 ml. 10 m1. hO ml. .8 mg./IOO ml. 2.8 mg./100 ml. 10 ml. 20 m1. .8 mg./100 m1. 2.76mg./100 ml. 10 ml. 10 ml. .8 mg./lOO ml. 2.7 mg./100 ml. 10 ml. 5 m1. .8 mg./100 ml. 2.61 mg/100 ml. 10 ml. none .8 mg./100 ml. 2.59 mg/100 ml. The above would indicate that the trichloracetic acid used in the analysis had little effect in increasing the conversion of the pyro to the ortho form. A study now was made of the analysis of blood samples to which known amounts of ortho and pyro phosphates were added. The results of these tests follow: Analysis Amount and Source of P. Gm. phosphorus [100 ml. 2 ml. water - 5 ml. of blood h.5 2 ml. ortho (1 ml. .1 mg.) - 5 ml. blood 6.h 2 ml. pyro (1 ml. .1 mg.) - 5 ml. blood h.65 It is apparent from the above that there is only a slight increase in the phOSphorus value when the pyro 12 phosphate is added to the blood sample. This increase corresponds to that observed when a solution of the pyro phosphate was analyzed directly. It may be stated then that the blood values obtained in the main portion of this study represent ortho phosphate. It also indicates that ingested pyro phOSphates are converted to the ortho form before passing into the general circulation. In order to determine the site of this conversion it would probably be necessary to examine the blood passing‘ from the digestive tract to the liver. In view of the marked phosphatase activity of intestinal tissue it would be reasonable to expect that the change to the ortho form might occur during the process of assimilation. 2. 13 SUMMARY Tetra sodium pyro phosphate is not quite as well utilized for bone deve10pment as tri sodium ortho phosphate. The acid pyro phosphate is utilized to the same extent as the acid ortho phOSphate. The pyro phosphates are converted to ortho phosphates before reaching the general circulation. Essentially only ortho phosphates are determined in blood when using the Youngberg procedure. h. 1h BIBLIOGRAPHY Gamgee, Priestly and Larmuth, On the difference in the poisonous activity of phosphorus in the ortho, meta, and pyro phOSphoric acids., J. of Anat., 11, 255-28h (1877). Gamel, Schweig, fischr. f. Chem. u. Pharmaz., 39 502, (1901). Gardner, J. A., and Symes, W. L., The physiological action of some camphene phOSphonates of sodium, Bioc. J., 5, 390‘399 (1910). Crawford, Alvert 0., A poisonous principle in certain cotton seed meals., J. of Pharm. and Exp. Therap., l, 519~5h8. (1910)» Lohman, Biochem. 1., 205, 208, (1928). Starkenstein., Ebenda, 32, 257, (1911}. Behrens, B., and Seelkoph, K., On the pharmacology of the meta-phosphoric acids., Arch. Exp. Pathogie and Pharm., 169, 258-2h5, (1953). Hoppert, c. A., A study of the possible toxic effects of certain compounds that are or may be used in baking powders., M. 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