Effect of fatty acid derivatives on rumen methane and propionate in vitro.

Applied microbiology ·Vol. 21 ·No. 2 ·1971-02-00 ·Pages 365-6

Van Nevel CJ, Demeyer DI, Henderickx HK

Abstract

The effect of several fatty acid derivatives on methane and propionate in the rumen is described. A possible explanation for the observed inverse relationship between methane and propionate is given.

MeSH Terms

Acetates/biosynthesis,pharmacology Animals Bacteria/drug effects,metabolism Buffers Butyrates/biosynthesis,pharmacology Carbohydrate Metabolism Carbon Dioxide Fatty Acids/metabolism,pharmacology Fermentation Gastric Juice Hexoses/metabolism Hydrogen/biosynthesis In Vitro Techniques Methane/biosynthesis Propionates/biosynthesis Rumen/metabolism,microbiology

Chemicals

Acetates Buffers Butyrates Fatty Acids Hexoses Propionates Carbon Dioxide Hydrogen Methane

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Van Nevel C J

Demeyer D I

Henderickx H K

References (7)

7 references, click to expand

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Article Info

Journal

Applied microbiology

Abbr.

Appl Microbiol

ISSN

0003-6919

DOI

10.1128/am.21.2.365-366.1971

Published

1971-02-00

Pages

365-6

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

7605802

PMCID

PMC377178

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/am.21.2.365-366.1971 PMC Full Text

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