How planting configuration influences plant secondary metabolites and total N in tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.), alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.): Implications for grazing management

Theories suggest that incorporating alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.; Alf) or birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.; BFT) into endophyte‐infected tall fescue (Festuca arundinaceas Schreb.; E+TF) pasturelands may improve livestock production. We investigated how planting configuration might influence plant secondary metabolites (PSM) and nitrogen concentration in these forages. Total nitrogen (N), in addition to condensed tannins (CT), saponins and ergovaline (EV), was compared in BFT, Alf and E+TF, respectively, when forages grew in monocultures and all possible two‐way “mixtures” using a block design with repeated measures in three blocks. Ergovaline (p < .01) and N (p < .001) concentrations in E+TF were greater when growing adjacent to legumes than when growing in monoculture, and N and EV concentrations in E+TF were positively correlated (r = .51; p = .001). No differences in saponins or CT were found when Alf or BFT grew in monoculture or in two‐way mixtures (p > .10). We conducted an in vitro trial to determine whether CT or saponins isolated from BFT and Alf, respectively, would bind to EV in water. Ergovaline bound to saponins to a greater extent (39%; SE = 0.25) than CT (5.1%; SE = 5.13; p < .05). Because EV was lower in E+TF monocultures than in E+TF–legume mixtures, and because CT and saponins may form complexes with EV which may alleviate fescue toxicosis, animals may benefit from systems which allow them to graze monoculture patches of E+TF and Alf or BFT rather than grass–legume mixtures.     

Anti-nutrient analysis of 30 Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) accessions in South Africa

Bambara groundnut is a leguminous crop that originated in West Africa. It is a drought-tolerant crop and has the potential to provide improved food and nutritional security in the dry areas of Africa. However, the plant contains anti-nutritional factors that affect its food value chain. The objective of this study was to assess the content of four major anti-nutritional factors in 30 bambara groundnut accessions in South Africa. The seeds of the bambara groundnut landraces were ground to make a fine powder and assessed for condensed tannins (CTs), phytic acid phosphate (PAP), polyphenol, and trypsin inhibitor content. Each assay was done in triplicate. The content of the four anti-nutritional compounds varied widely among the bambara groundnut accessions. The mean values for CTs ranged between 0.2 and 6.2 mg/g of prodephinidin equivalent, whereas that of the PAP was between 1.4 and 4.9 mg/g. A low mean polyphenol content of 0.4 mg/g of GA (gallic acid) equivalent was observed among the accessions. The level of trypsin inhibitor ranged from 5.3 to 73.4 TI/mg. With the exception of CTs and trypsin inhibitor, no significant correlation was observed among the four anti-nutritional factors assessed in this study. Generally, higher levels of anti-nutrients were observed in this study compared with certain studies reported earlier.     

Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) and domestic horse (Equus caballus) hindgut microflora demonstrate similar fermentation responses to grape seed extract supplementation in vitro

The domestic horse is used as a nutritional model for rhinoceros maintained under human care. The validity of this model for browsing rhinoceros has been questioned due to high prevalence of iron overload disorder (IOD) in captive black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), which is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Iron chelators, such as tannins, are under investigation as dietary supplements to ameliorate or prevent IOD in prone species. Polyphenolic compounds variably affect microbial fermentation, so the first objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effects of grape seed extract (GSE; a concentrated source of condensed tannins; CT) on black rhinoceros hindgut fermentation. Equine nutrition knowledge is used to assess supplements for rhinoceros; therefore, the second objective was to evaluate the domestic horse model for black rhinoceros fermentation and compare fermentation responses to GSE using a continuous single‐flow in vitro culture system. Two replicated continuous culture experiments were conducted using horse and black rhinoceros faeces as inoculum sources comparing four diets with increasing GSE inclusion (0.0%, 1.3%, 2.7% and 4.0% of diet dry matter). Diet and GSE polyphenolic compositions were determined, and sodium sulphite effect on neutral detergent fibre extraction of CT‐containing forages was tested. Increasing GSE inclusion stimulated microbial growth and fermentation, and proportionally increased diet CT concentration and iron‐binding capacity. Horse and black rhinoceros hindgut microflora nutrient digestibility and fermentation responses to GSE did not differ, and results supported equine fermentation as an adequate model for microbial fermentation in the black rhinoceros. Interpretation of these results is limited to hindgut fermentation and further research is needed to compare foregut digestibility and nutrient absorption between these two species. Supplementation of GSE in black rhinoceros diets up to 4% is unlikely to adversely affect hindgut nutrient digestibility or microbial viability and fermentation.     

Energy utilization,nitrogen balance and microbial protein supply in cattle fed Pennisetum purpureum and condensed tannins

The aim of the experiment was to assess the effect of condensed tannins (CT) on feed intake, dry matter digestibility, nitrogen balance, supply of microbial protein to the small intestine and energy utilization in cattle fed a basal ration of Pennisetum purpureum grass. Five heifers (Bos taurus × Bos indicus) with an average live weight of 295 ± 19 kg were allotted to five treatments consisting of increasing levels of CT (0, 1, 2, 3 and 4% CT/kg DM) in a 5 × 5 Latin square design. Dry matter intake (DMI) was similar (p > 0.05) between treatments containing 0, 1, 2 and 3% of CT/kg DM and it was reduced (p < 0.05) to 4% CT (5.71 kg DM/day) with respect to that observed with 0% CT (6.65 kg DM/day). Nitrogen balance, purine derivatives excretion in urine, microbial protein synthesis and efficiency of synthesis of microbial nitrogen in the rumen were not affected (p ≥ 0.05) by the increase in the levels of condensed tannins in the ration. Energy loss as CH₄ was on average 2.7% of the gross energy consumed daily. Metabolizable energy intake was 49.06 MJ/day in cattle fed low‐quality tropical grass with a DMI of 6.27 kg/day. It is concluded that concentrations of CT between 2 and 3% of DM of ration reduced energy loss as CH₄ by 31.3% and 47.6%, respectively, without affecting intakes of dry and organic matter; however, digestibilities of dry and organic matter are negatively affected.     

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以胶原纤维为基质,通过醛交联剂将杨梅单宁固化在胶原纤维上,制备固化杨梅单宁(IMT)吸附材料.研究该吸附材料对Pb2+、Cd2+ 和Hg2+的吸附性能.实验表明该吸附材料对这3种金属离子的吸附容量大小顺序为Hg2+>Pb2+ >Cd2+.吸附容量与pH值有关,pH值7时,对Hg2+的吸附容量最大;pH值3时,对Pb2+和Cd2+的吸附容量最大.在上述pH值条件下,当吸附剂用量为0.1 g,金属离子初始浓度为200 mg/L、体积为100 mL时,IMT对Hg2+、Pb2+、Cd2+的平衡吸附容量分别为198、87和24 mg/g.通过研究温度对吸附平衡的影响以及吸附动力学,发现IMT对Hg2+的吸附主要为化学吸附,对Pb2+的吸附可能包含物理吸附和化学吸附,对Cd2+的吸附以物理吸附为主,这与金属离子在水溶液中的状态有关.当水体中同时存在Hg2+和Pb2+时,IMT对每种金属离子的平衡吸附容量几乎不受其它金属离子的影响,即可以用于同时吸附除去这些金属离子.     

日粮单宁水平对育成期雄性梅花鹿生长发育、角基萌发和初角茸生长的影响

本试验旨在研究日粮单宁水平对育成期雄性梅花鹿生长发育、角基萌发和初角茸生长的影响。选用24头体况相近的育成期雄性梅花鹿,采用单因素随机分组设计,分为4组,每组6头。对照组饲喂不添加单宁的基础日粮,Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ组在基础日粮中分别添加1%、2%、4%单宁。预试期4d,正试期140d。结果表明,Ⅱ组梅花鹿体重、体高的平均日增长显著高于对照组(P0.05),各组间体长、管围的平均日增长差异均不显著(P0.05);与对照组相比,Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ组梅花鹿角基萌发时间早;Ⅰ组梅花鹿初角茸左、右支茸长均高于对照组和Ⅱ、Ⅲ组,其中Ⅰ组梅花鹿初角茸右支茸长显著高于Ⅲ组(P0.05),Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ组梅花鹿初角茸左、右支茸重均显著高于对照组(P0.05)。综上所述,日粮中添加单宁能促进梅花鹿的生长发育,提前角基萌发时间,同时提高初角茸的产量;育成期雄性梅花鹿日粮中单宁的适宜添加量为2%。     

改性松香-缩合单宁酯的制备及性质

在微波辐照下,以吡啶作催化剂,通过缩合单宁与改性松香酰氯的O-酰化反应,以改性松香和不同级分或树种的缩合单宁为原料,合成了一系列改性松香-缩合单宁酯.利用UV、IR、TG-DTA和元素分析等方法对目标产物进行了分析和表征,并测试了它们的抗氧化性及其钠盐的表面活性.结果表明,改性松香-缩合单宁酯的油溶性普遍好于缩合单宁,在花生油中表现出良好的抗氧化性,且去氢枞酸-毛杨梅树皮缩合单宁酯的抗氧化性能最佳.改性松香-缩合单宁酯的钠盐比缩合单宁的钠盐具有更优良的表面活性,其降低表面张力能力强弱顺序为:HR-WT钠盐＞HR-ET钠盐＞DR-ET钠盐＞DR-WT钠盐＞DHA-WT钠盐≈DHA-MET钠盐＞DHA-ET钠盐＞ET钠盐;不同松香改性产物钠盐的表面张力和临界胶束浓度有一定差异,但差别不大,其中氢化松香改性产物钠盐的表面活性最好,歧化松香改性产物钠盐的表面活性次之,去氢枞酸改性产物钠盐的表面活性最差.改性松香-缩合单宁酯钠盐对苯的乳化力都超过了60min,具有很好的乳化能力.改性松香-缩合单宁酯钠盐起泡比顺序为:氢化松香-黑荆树树皮缩合单宁酯钠盐＞歧化松香-黑荆树树皮缩合单宁酯钠盐＞去氢枞酸-黑荆树树皮缩合单宁酯钠盐＞去氢枞酸-毛杨梅树皮缩合单宁酯钠盐＞毛杨梅树皮缩合单宁钠盐.     

李子果肉单宁结构及其抗氧化能力的研究

对李子果肉的总酚含量与可溶性缩合单宁含量进行了测定,并利用基质辅助激光解吸附离子化飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOFMS)联合核磁共振(NMR)技术详细研究了李子果肉单宁的类型、聚合度及平均分子质量.同时用二苯基苦基肼自由基(DPPH·)法研究了李子果肉单宁的抗氧化活性.结果表明:李子果肉中总酚质量分数为8.29%±1.30%,可溶性缩合单宁质量分数为1.43%±0.93%;构成该单宁的黄烷-3-醇结构单元主要是表儿茶酚,在化学结构上属于原花青定类型,且大部分聚合物的结构单元之间存在A型和B型2种连接方式,平均聚合度为5.3,平均分子质量为1583.7u;李子果肉单宁具有较高的自由基清除能力,其半数有效浓度(EC50)为57.98mg/L.     

Do tannins in leaves of trees and shrubs from African and Himalayan regions differ in level and activity?

Mature leaves of trees and shrubs from sub-humid tropical regions of Benin (Acioa barteri, Cassia sieberiana, Dialium guineense, Dichrostachys cinerea, Guiera senegalensis, Milletia thonningii, Piliostigma reticulatum) and arid and semiarid regions of Zimbabwe and Niger (Acacia holosericea, A. nilotica, Dichrostachys cinerea, Securidaca longepedunculata, Parinari cuvetelio, Ziziphus mucronata) in Africa, and from sub-tropical region in foot-hills of North-West Humid Himalayan range (Albizia stipulata, Bauhenia variegata, Cedrela toona, Celtis australis, Dendrocalamus hamiltonii, Grewia optiva, Leucocephala leucocephala, Morus alba, Papulus ciliata, Quercus incana, Q. semecarpifolia, Q. glauca, Q. serrata, Q. ilex, Robinia pseudoacacia, Salix tetrasperma) were analysed for crude protein, total phenols (TP), protein precipitation capacity (PPC) and operational activity of tannins (values are as mean ± SE). There was no significant difference in the crude protein values of forages obtained from the Himalayan and African region (15.2 ± 1.16 and 14.1 ± 1.19%, respectively), however the levels of TP and biological value of tannins as PPC were significantly higher for the African forages (TP 15.7 ± 4.27 vs 6.0 ± 1.0%; PPC 327.2 ± 113.6 vs 56 ± 15.9 mg bovine serum albumin precipitated/g). The operational activity of tannins expressed as mg protein precipitated per unit of phenols was also significantly higher in forages from the African regions (1.97 ± 0.47 vs 0.66 ± 0.17). For a small set of leaves from arid and semiarid zones of Middle East (Syria, A. cyanophylla; Israel, A. saligna) and India (Eugenia jambolana, Eucalyptus punctata, Prosopis cineraria and Shorea robusta) TP, PPC and tannin activity were closer to those for the African forages.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

高山灌木和牧草缩合单宁含量季节变化动态研究

采用香兰素盐酸法分析了高寒草甸几种优势牧草和灌木中的可浸提缩合单宁含量季节变化动态。试验结果表明,线叶嵩草、阴山扁蓿豆、垂穗披碱草和鹅绒委陵菜等牧草和短叶锦鸡儿不含缩合单宁;珠芽蓼缩合单宁含量高,5个月的平均值为77.56g/kg DM,7月高达120.2g/kg DM;苔草显著低于珠芽蓼(p<0.01),最高时也只有6.7g/kg DM(7月);5种灌木缩合单宁含量各不相同,金露梅、红药柳、高山绣线菊、藏沙棘和鬼见锦鸡儿4个月的平均值分别为(g/kg DM):54、3、58、53、29、18、67.08和42.15,且随着季节推移,各灌木缩合单宁含量逐渐下降;而珠芽蓼和苔草从5月到7月逐渐上升,之后又开始下降。同时,分析了缩合单宁含量与植物的进化及家畜利用富含缩合单宁植物时应注意的事项。