Ameliorating the toxic effects of Acacia angustissima with polyethylene glycol in rats

*Acacia angustissima* is a tropical legume, which has potential as a fodder tree, but contains secondary compounds which have an anti-nutritional effect in ruminants. This study was designed to indicate whether condensed tannins alone are responsible for the anti-nutritional affect or whether non-pr...

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Autores principales: Smith, A.H., Wallig, M.A., Seigler, D.S., Odenyo, A.A., McSweeney, C.S., Mackie, R.I.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/30046
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author Smith, A.H.
Wallig, M.A.
Seigler, D.S.
Odenyo, A.A.
McSweeney, C.S.
Mackie, R.I.
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McSweeney, C.S.
Odenyo, A.A.
Seigler, D.S.
Smith, A.H.
Wallig, M.A.
author_facet Smith, A.H.
Wallig, M.A.
Seigler, D.S.
Odenyo, A.A.
McSweeney, C.S.
Mackie, R.I.
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description *Acacia angustissima* is a tropical legume, which has potential as a fodder tree, but contains secondary compounds which have an anti-nutritional effect in ruminants. This study was designed to indicate whether condensed tannins alone are responsible for the anti-nutritional affect or whether non-protein amino acids or other unidentified plant components contribute to the anti-nutritional effect. Feeding rats diets containing ground plant material or purified *A. angustissima* polyphenolics at similar levels of polyethylene glycol (PEG) binding capacity (3.9 g/100 g dry matter (DM)) resulted in weight loss (-8.4 and -10.2 g per day) and reduced intake (3.4 and 2.9 g per day) in both groups compared to average daily gain (1.4 and 1.5 g per day) and intake (15.8 and 17.4 g per day) of control diets. The effect on intake and average daily gain was ameliorated by the addition of PEG, which complexes with phenolic compounds. These results verify that in rats the anti-nutritional effect is caused by polyphenolics in *A. angustissima*.
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spelling CGSpace300462025-12-08T09:54:28Z Ameliorating the toxic effects of Acacia angustissima with polyethylene glycol in rats Smith, A.H. Wallig, M.A. Seigler, D.S. Odenyo, A.A. McSweeney, C.S. Mackie, R.I. acacia angustissima toxicity feed legumes phenolic compounds tannins rats polyethylene alcohols *Acacia angustissima* is a tropical legume, which has potential as a fodder tree, but contains secondary compounds which have an anti-nutritional effect in ruminants. This study was designed to indicate whether condensed tannins alone are responsible for the anti-nutritional affect or whether non-protein amino acids or other unidentified plant components contribute to the anti-nutritional effect. Feeding rats diets containing ground plant material or purified *A. angustissima* polyphenolics at similar levels of polyethylene glycol (PEG) binding capacity (3.9 g/100 g dry matter (DM)) resulted in weight loss (-8.4 and -10.2 g per day) and reduced intake (3.4 and 2.9 g per day) in both groups compared to average daily gain (1.4 and 1.5 g per day) and intake (15.8 and 17.4 g per day) of control diets. The effect on intake and average daily gain was ameliorated by the addition of PEG, which complexes with phenolic compounds. These results verify that in rats the anti-nutritional effect is caused by polyphenolics in *A. angustissima*. 2003-06 2013-06-11T09:25:59Z 2013-06-11T09:25:59Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/30046 en Limited Access Elsevier Smith, A. H., Wallig, M. A., Seigler, D. S., Odenyo, A. A., McSweeney, C. S., & Mackie, R. I. (2003). Ameliorating the toxic effects of Acacia angustissima with polyethylene glycol in rats. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 106(1–4), 165–174. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0377-8401(03)00009-9
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toxicity
feed legumes
phenolic compounds
tannins
rats
polyethylene
alcohols
Smith, A.H.
Wallig, M.A.
Seigler, D.S.
Odenyo, A.A.
McSweeney, C.S.
Mackie, R.I.
Ameliorating the toxic effects of Acacia angustissima with polyethylene glycol in rats
title Ameliorating the toxic effects of Acacia angustissima with polyethylene glycol in rats
title_full Ameliorating the toxic effects of Acacia angustissima with polyethylene glycol in rats
title_fullStr Ameliorating the toxic effects of Acacia angustissima with polyethylene glycol in rats
title_full_unstemmed Ameliorating the toxic effects of Acacia angustissima with polyethylene glycol in rats
title_short Ameliorating the toxic effects of Acacia angustissima with polyethylene glycol in rats
title_sort ameliorating the toxic effects of acacia angustissima with polyethylene glycol in rats
topic acacia angustissima
toxicity
feed legumes
phenolic compounds
tannins
rats
polyethylene
alcohols
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/30046
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