Tryptophan biosynthesis and production of other related compounds from indolepyruvic acid by mixed ruminal bacteria, protozoa, and their mixture in vitro

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 143-147

  Mohammed, Nazimuddin ^a   Onodera, Ryoji ^a   Khan, Rokibul Islam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Indole 3 acetic acid; Indole 3 lactic acid; Indole 3 pyruvic acid; p cresol; Rumen bacteria; Rumen protozoa; Skatole; Tryptophan biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

CRESOL; INDOLEACETIC ACID; INDOLEPYRUVIC ACID; SKATOLE; TRYPTOPHAN;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PROTOZOON; TRYPTOPHAN METABOLISM;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033375408     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.45.143     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Allison, M. J. (1969) Biosynthesis of amino acids by ruminal microorganisms. J. Anim. Sci., 29, 797-807.
2. Allison, M. J. and Robinson, I. M. (1967) Tryptophan biosynthesis from indole-3-acetic acid by anaerobic bacteria in rumen. Biochem. J., 102, 36-37.
3. Allison, M. J., Robinson, I. M., and Baetz, A. L. (1974) Tryptophan biosynthesis from indole-3-acetic acid by anaerobic bacteria from the rumen. J. Bacteriol., 117, 175-180.
4. Amin, M. R. and Onodera, R. (1997) Synthesis of phenylalanine and production of other related compounds from phenylpyruvic acid and phenylacetic acid by ruminal bacteria, protozoa and their mixture in vitro. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 43, 9-15.
5. A.O.A.C. (1990) Official Methods of Analyses, 15th ed., ed. by Helrich, K., Association of Agricultural Chemists, Virginia, U.S.A., pp. 69-88.
6. Bhatia, S. K., Pradhan, K., and Singh, R. (1979) Microbial transaminase activity and their relationship with bovine rumen metabolites. J. Dairy Sci., 62, 441-446.
7. Bhatia, S. K., Pradhan, K., and Singh, R. (1980) Ammonia anabolizing enzymes in cattle and buffalo fed varied nonprotein nitrogen and carbohydrates. J. Dairy Sci., 63, 1104-1108.
8. Haresign, W. and Cole, D. J. A. (1985) Recent advances in animal nutrition. In Amino Acid Requirements of Ruminants, ed. by Buttery, P. J. and Foulds, A. N., Butterworths, London, Boston, Durban, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto, Wellington, pp. 257-271.
9. Kristensen, S. (1974) Ruminal biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids from arylacetic acids, glucose, shikimic acid and phenol. Br. J. Nutr., 31, 357-365.
10. Lucas, B. and Sotelo, A. (1980) Effect of different alkalies, temperature and hydrolysis times of tryptophan determination of pure proteins and foods. Anal. Biochem., 109, 192-197.
11. Mohammed, N., Khan, R. I., and Onodera, R. (1998a) A new determination method of tryptophan and its related compounds by high-performance liquid chromatography and its application to rumen fluid. Anim. Sci. Technol. (Jpn.), 69, 1020-1028.
12. Mohammed, N., Onodera, R., and Khan, R. I. (1999) Tryptophan biosynthesis and production of other related compounds from indole and L-Serine by mixed ruminal bacteria, protozoa and their mixture in vitro. Curr. Microbiol., 39, 200-204.
13. Mohammed, N., Onodera, R., Mizokami, M., and Khan, R. I. (1998b) Separation of tryptophan from an unidentified compound (X1) produced from indolepyruvic acid by high-performance liquid chromatography. Anim. Sci. Technol. (Jpn.), 69, 1102-1105.
14. Morgavi, D. P., Onodera, R., and Nagasawa, T. (1993) In vitro metabolism of chitin and protein from ruminal fungi by ruminal protozoa. Anim. Sci. Technol. (Jpn.), 64, 584-592.
15. Okuuchi, K., Nagasawa, T., and Onodera, R. (1992) A modified determination of tryptophan, indoleacetate, indole and skatole in rumen fluid using HPLC. Anim. Sci. Technol. (Jpn.), 63, 708-711.
16. Okuuchi, K., Nagasawa, T., Tomita, Y., and Onodera, R. (1993) In vitro metabolism of tryptophan by rumen microorganisms: The interrelationship between mixed rumen protozoa and bacteria. Anim. Sci. Technol. (Jpn.), 64, 1079-1086.
17. 4 rumen ciliates. Jpn. J. Zootech. Sci., 41, 349-359.
18. Onodera, R., Ueda, H., Nagasawa, T., Okuuchi, K., Chaen, S., Mieno, M., and Kudo, H. (1992) In vitro metabolism of tryptophan by ruminal protozoa and bacteria : The production of indole and skatole and their effects on protozoal survival and VFA production. Anim. Sci. Technol. (Jpn.), 63, 23-31.
19. Onodera, R., Yamaguchi, H., Eguchi, C., and Kandatsu, M. (1977) Limits of survival of the mingled rumen bacteria in the washed cell suspension of rumen ciliate protozoa. Agric. Biol. Chem., 41, 2465-2466.
20. Scott, T W., Ward, P. F. V., and Dawson R. M. C. (1963) Formation of aromatic fatty acids from amino acids by rumen microorganisms. Biochem. J., 87, 3-4.
21. Tsubota, H. and Hoshino, S. (1969) Transaminase activity in sheep rumen content. J. Dairy Sci., 52, 2024-2028.
22. Yokoyama, M. T. and Carlson, J. R. (1974) Dissimilation of Trp and related indolic compounds by ruminal microorganisms in vitro. Appl. Microbiol., 27, 540-548.
23. Yokoyama, M. T. and Carlson, J. R. (1979) Microbial metabolites of tryptophan in the intestinal tract with special reference to skatole. Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 32, 173-178.
24. Yokoyama, M. T., Carlson, J. R., and Holdeman, L. V. (1977) Isolation and characteristics of a skatole-producing Lactobacillus sp. from bovine rumen. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 34, 837-842.