ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2016
The Role of Proanthocyanidins Complex in Structure and Nutrition Interaction in Alfalfa Forage.
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- Proanthocyanidins: structure, biosynthesis, regulation, and structure-activity relationships.aBIOTECH · 2026Review
- A chromosome-level genome assembly for Onobrychis viciifolia reveals gene copy number gain underlying enhanced proanthocyanidin biosynthesis.Communications biology · 2024Article
- Revisiting decade-old questions in proanthocyanidin biosynthesis: current understanding and new challenges.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Review
- Comparison of Nutritional Components, Ruminal Degradation Characteristics and Feed Value from Different Cultivars of Alfalfa Hay.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Deciphering the role of SPL12 and AGL6 from a genetic module that functions in nodulation and root regeneration in Medicago sativa.Plant molecular biology · 2022Article
- SPL12 RegulatesPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Functional Characterization of MtrGSTF7, a Glutathione S-Transferase Essential for Anthocyanin Accumulation inPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Metabolic Profiling Provides Unique Insights to Accumulation and Biosynthesis of Key Secondary Metabolites in Annual Pasture Legumes of Mediterranean Origin.Metabolites · 2020Article
- Flavonoids and Isoflavonoids Biosynthesis in the Model LegumePlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- HPLC-qTOF-MS/MS-Based Profiling of Flavan-3-ols and Dimeric Proanthocyanidins in Berries of Two Muscadine Grape Hybrids FLH 13-11 and FLH 17-66.Metabolites · 2018Article
- SPL13 regulates shoot branching and flowering time in Medicago sativa.Plant molecular biology · 2018Article
- Genome-Wide Development of MicroRNA-Based SSR Markers in Medicago truncatula with Their Transferability Analysis and Utilization in Related Legume Species.International journal of molecular sciences · 2017Article
- The Occurrence, Biosynthesis, and Molecular Structure of Proanthocyanidins and Their Effects on Legume Forage Protein Precipitation, Digestion and Absorption in the Ruminant Digestive Tract.International journal of molecular sciences · 2017Review
- The Use of Gene Modification and Advanced Molecular Structure Analyses towards Improving Alfalfa Forage.International journal of molecular sciences · 2017Review
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2 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is one of the main forages grown in the world. Alfalfa is a winter hardy, drought tolerant, N-fixing legume with a good longevity, high yield, high nutrient levels, high digestibility, unique structural to non-structural components ratio, high dry matter intake, and high animal productivity per hectare. However, its main limitation is its excessively rapid initial rate of protein degradation in the rumen, which results in pasture bloat and inefficient use of protein with consequent excessive excretions of nitrogen into the environment. Proanthocyanidins are secondary plant metabolites that can bind with protein and thereby reduce the rate and extent of ruminal protein degradation. However, these secondary metabolites do not accumulate in alfalfa. This review aims to firstly describe the events involved in the rapid release of protein from alfalfa and its effect on ruminant nutrition, environmental pollution, and pasture bloat; secondly, to describe occurrence, structure, functions and benefits of moderate amounts of proanthocyanidin; and finally, to describe the development of alfalfa which accumulates moderate amounts of proanthocyanidins. The emphasis of this review focuses on the role of proanthocyanidins compounds in structure and nutrition interaction in ruminant livestock systems.
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