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ArticleMicrobiome2025

Allicin enhances urea-N conversion to microbial-N by inhibiting urease activity and modulating the rumen microbiome in cattle.

Shiqi Zhang, Nan Zheng, Shengguo Zhao, Jiaqi Wang

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Shiqi ZhangState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Nan ZhengState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Shengguo ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China. zhaoshengguo1984@163.com.
Jiaqi WangState Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China. jiaqiwang@vip.163.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUrea serves as a vital nonprotein nitrogen source in ruminant nutrition, but its efficient utilization is often hampered due to rapid urease activity in the rumen. This study explores the potential of allicin, a garlic-derived compound, as a urease inhibitor to improve urea nitrogen utilization. Enzyme inhibition kinetics and molecular docking were used to identify allicin's interaction sites on urease. Additionally, metagenomic and

resultsAllicin was identified as an inhibitor of ruminal urease, with an IC

conclusionAllicin effectively inhibits urease activity in the rumen, enhancing the conversion of urea-N into microbial biomass. These findings suggest that allicin has significant potential to optimize urea metabolism in the rumen, offering a novel strategy for improving ruminant nitrogen nutrition. Video Abstract.

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BacteriaGastrointestinal MicrobiomeNitrogenRumenSulfinic AcidsUreaUreaseAnimalsCattleDisulfidesEnzyme InhibitorsMolecular Docking SimulationallicinDisulfidesEnzyme InhibitorsNitrogenSulfinic AcidsUreaUreaseAllicinMicrobial nitrogenRumen microbiomeUrea nitrogenUrease inhibition

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PMCPMC12083136

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