A new perspective on the use of plant secondary metabolites to inhibit methanogenesis in the rumen

Phytochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 1198-1222

  Patra, Amlan K ^a   Saxena, Jyotisna ^b  

^a WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL AND FISHERY SCIENCES   (India)

^b Research Microbiologist   (United States)

Author keywords

Essential oils; Methanogenesis; Organosulphur compounds; Phytochemicals; Saponins; Tannins

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVONOID; METHANE; SAPONIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENE;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BOVIDS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW; RUMINANT STOMACH; DRUG EFFECTS;

ANIMALS; FERMENTATION; FLAVONOIDS; METHANE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANTS; RUMEN; RUMINANTS; SAPONINS; TANNINS; TERPENES;

BOVIDAE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 77954244314     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2010.05.010     Document Type: Review

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