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Perloline Inhibition of in vitro Ruminal Cellulose Digestion 1
Author(s) -
Bush L. P.,
Streeter C.,
Buckner R. C.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci1970.0011183x001000010043x
Subject(s) - cellulose , digestion (alchemy) , rumen , biology , festuca arundinacea , microorganism , agronomy , food science , biochemistry , poaceae , chemistry , bacteria , chromatography , fermentation , genetics
Perloline, an alkaloid isolated from Festuca arundinacea , inhibited in vitro cellulose digestion by microorganisms of rumen fluid. Digestion of purified cellulose was more sensitive to perloline than was the digestion of cellulose in leaf tissue of F. arundinacea . Poor performance of cattle grazing F. arundinacea may be related to the effect of perloline on the digestion of cellulose by rumen microorganisms.