Effects of calcium salts of long-chain fatty acids and rumen-protected methionine on plasma concentrations of ghrelin, glucagon-like peptide-1 (7 to 36) amide and pancreatic hormones in lactating cows

Our objective was to determine the effects of calcium salts of long-chain fatty acids (CLFAs) and rumen-protected methionine (RPM) on plasma concentrations of ghrelin, glucagon-like peptide-1 (7 to 36) amide, and pancreatic hormones in lactating cows. Four Holstein cows in midlactation were used in a 4 by 4 Latin square experiment in each 2-wk period. Cows were fed corn silage-based diets with supplements of CLFAs (1.5% added on dry matter basis), RPM (20 g/d), CLFAs plus RPM, and without supplement. Jugular blood samples were taken from 1 h before to 2 h after morning feeding at 10-min intervals on day 12 of each period. CLFAs decreased dry matter intake, but RPM did not affect dry matter intake. Both supplements of CLFAs and RPM did not affect metabolizable energy intake and milk yield and composition. Plasma concentrations of NEFAs, triglyceride (TG), and total cholesterol (T-Cho) were increased with CLFAs alone, but increases of plasma concentrations of TG and T-Cho were moderated by CLFAs plus RPM. Calcium salts of long-chain fatty acids increased plasma ghrelin concentration, and the ghrelin concentration with CLFAs plus RPM was the highest among the treatments. Plasma concentrations of glucagon-like peptide-1, glucagon, and insulin were decreased with CLFAs, whereas adding RPM moderated the decrease of plasma glucagon concentration by CLFAs. These results indicate that the addition of methionine to cows given CLFAs increases plasma concentrations of ghrelin and glucagon associated with the decrease in plasma concentrations of TG and T-Cho.     

甲硫氨酸和茉莉酸甲酯对芥蓝硫代葡萄糖苷的影响

研究叶面喷施甲硫氨酸(Met)和茉莉酸甲酯(MeJA)单独和混合处理对芥蓝体内硫代葡萄糖苷(简称硫苷)组分及其含量的影响,为栽培调控提高芥蓝品质提供理论依据.结果表明:各处理芥蓝体内硫苷组分相同,均含有8种硫苷;Met处理对芥蓝总硫苷含量及各组分含量均无显著性影响;MeJA、Met+MeJA处理显著提高总硫苷、吲哚族硫苷、吲哚甲基硫苷和1-甲氧基吲哚甲基硫苷含量,其中MeJA处理含量较高,分别为对照的2.55,16.59,11.85和86.37倍,MeJA、Met+MeJA处理也显著降低了脂肪族硫苷、2-丙烯基硫苷、4-甲基硫氧丁基硫苷和3-丁烯基硫苷含量,其中MeJA处理较对照分别降低了32.53%,29.79%,46.71% 和33.31%,Met+MeJA较对照分别降低了37.04%,37.58%,46.44%和39.36%.可见,茉莉酸甲酯可显著改变芥蓝体内硫苷含量.     

Fertilizer effects on yield,mineral and amino acid composition,dietary fibre content and nutritive value of leeks

In pot experiments with greatly differing rates of N, P, S, K and Ca, dry matter (DM) yields of leek stems varied from 25 to 164 g/pot. Total-N and NO₃-N concentrations varied from 1.18 to 3.56% and from 10 to 1515 ppm in DM, respectively. Both N applications and P and K deficiency greatly increased total-N and NO₃-N content. S applications increased total-S content from 0.047 to 0.359% in DM, of which between approximately 100 to 25% were found in methionine+cystine. Total-N/total-S ratios decreased from 57 to 6 with the highest S level. P and K applications increased their respective content in DM two- and threefold. Severe Ca deficiency reduced Ca content from 0.495 to 0.045%. Iron, zinc, manganese and copper contents varied from 33–69, 14–26, 11–34 and 3.1–5.7 ppm in DM, respectively. Increasing N contents, whether due to N applications or P or K deficiency, decreased the content of all essential and some other amino acids in crude protein. Both S and severe P deficiency had a pronounced negative effect on amino acid composition and chemical score. Only glutamic acid (glutamine) and arginine were increased by increasing N contents. However, expressed as g/kg DM the concentrations of all amino acids were positively correlated with protein content. S and P deficiency reduced total dietary fibre (TDF) content of DM from 28.3 to 18.6% and 17.4%, respectively, of which between 53 and 60% were insoluble dietary fibre (IDF). Digestible energy (DE) was positively correlated with protein content (r=0.90**). In N-balance trials with rats, increasing protein concentrations (50% of total protein given as casein and supplemented with 1% methionine) raised the true digestibility (TD) of the protein from 44 to 72%. The biological value (BV) of protein was generally high, with a mean of 91.7 N deficiency tended to increase and S deficiency tended to decrease the BV.     

Improving the protein content and composition of cereal grain

Cereals are important sources of protein for human nutrition but have low quality due to limitations in the amounts of essential amino acids, notably lysine. These deficiencies result from the low levels of these amino acids in the prolamin storage proteins and hence are exacerbated when high levels of nitrogen fertiliser are used to increase yield and total protein content.Genetic and genetic engineering strategies to increase both total protein content and the composition of essential amino acids have been employed. These include the exploitation of mutant high lysine genes and the use of transformation to either express additional proteins which are rich in lysine and/or methionine or to increase the free pools of these amino acids.     

大豆含硫氨基酸生物合成途径及其关键酶基因研究进展

大豆属高蛋白豆类植物,对人体有着特殊的营养价值,但氨基酸含量不均衡,含硫氨基酸(Cys与Met)含量很少,影响大豆营养价值。传统的分子育种与基因工程法是目前主要用于提高大豆含硫氨基酸的方法。综述了植物含硫氨基酸的生物合成途径,以及途径中各个关键酶基因的研究进展,针对各个基因的不同研究情况,提出各种不同能够提高大豆含硫氨基酸的基因工程方法。     

日粮添加蛋氨酸对幼兔生长发育、免疫性能及血液生化指标的影响

选择100只断奶新西兰兔,随机分成5组,在日粮中分别添加不同水平的蛋氨酸（0、0．2％、0．4％、0．6％、0．8％）,研究其对生长性能、氮代谢、免疫性能及血液生化指标的影响。结果表明：日粮添加蛋氨酸能显著提高日增重和饲料转化率（P〈0．05）,添加蛋氨酸0．4％时,日增重和料重比达最佳水平．分别为30．8g、3．29：1;蛋氨酸水平对氮代谢的影响差异不显著（P〉0．05）;蛋氨酸对胸腺指数的影响差异显著（P〈0．05）,当添加量为0．4％时,胸腺指数达到最大,但是对肝脏指数和脾脏指数无显著影响（P〉0．05）。对免疫球蛋白A、G、M含量也无显著影响（P〉0．05）;蛋氨酸对血清中总蛋白、白蛋白和血清尿素氮的含量无显著影响（P〉0．05）．     

蛋氨酸的功能及代谢吸收过程

本文介绍了蛋氨酸的功能,并且详细阐述了蛋氨酸的代谢过程和吸收过程,为合理调控蛋氨酸在动物体内的吸收代谢和在饲料中添加蛋氨酸提供了理论依据。     

蛋氨酸在产毛动物生产中的应用研究进展

该文阐述了蛋氨酸在促进动物毛发生长方面的作用机理,综述了蛋氨酸在绵羊和长毛兔生产中的应用进展。     

The smell and odorous components of dried shiitake mushroom, Lentinula edodes III: substances that increase the odorous compound content

This study formed part of an effort to improve the quality of dried shiitake mushroom [Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler], in accordance with consumer preferences, and deals with the search for substances that increase the odorous component content. From analysis of sulfur and sulfur-containing substances in the culture substrate, rice bran was found to be the main source of sulfur, and 75% of this was present as cysteine and methionine. The sulfur-containing substances were added to a sawdust medium containing only rice bran and sawdust as a substrate; shiitake mushrooms were cultivated in the medium, the fruiting bodies were dried, and the 1,2,4-trithiolane content in the fruiting bodies was measured as an indicator of the odorous compounds. Of the sulfur-containing substances, those that increased odorous compounds the most were cysteine and methionine. The efficiency of cysteine in this regard was higher than that of methionine. It was also noted that the amount of glutamic acid increased the odorous compounds in combination with cysteine and methionine. Furthermore, the addition of both amino acids and glutamic acid had no negative effect on the yield. These results showed that it is possible to produce dried shiitake mushrooms with a smell suitable for particular consumer preferences.