Modulatory effects of condensed tannin fractions of different molecular weights from a Leucaena leucocephala hybrid on the bovine rumen bacterial community in vitro

• Main Authors: Poothan Mookiah, Saminathan, Sieo, Chin Chin, Gan, Han Ming, Ravi, Sharanya, Venkatachalam, Karthikkumar, Abdullah, Norhani, Wong, Clemente Michael Vui Ling, Ho, Yin Wan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Society of Chemical Industry 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51174/1/Modulatory%20effects%20of%20condensed%20tannin%20fractions%20of%20different%20molecular%20weights%20from%20a%20Leucaena%20leucocephala%20hybrid%20on%20the%20bovine%20rumen%20bacterial%20community%20in%20vitro.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51174/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1002/jsfa.7674/abstract

BACKGROUND: Condensed tannin (CT) fractions of different molecular weights (MWs) may affect rumen microbial metabolism by altering bacterial diversity. In this study the effects of unfractionated CTs (F0) and five CT fractions (F1–F5) of different MWs (F1, 1265.8 Da; F2, 1028.6 Da; F3, 652.2 Da; F4,...