A high-throughput method for the quantification of proanthocyanidins in forage crops and its application in assessing variation in condensed tannin content in breeding programmes for lotus corniculatus and lotus uliginosus

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 974-981

  Marshall, Athole ^a   Bryant, David ^a,b   Latypova, Galina ^a   Hauck, Barbara ^a   Olyott, Phil ^a   Morris, Phillip ^a   Robbins, Mark ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Protherics UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Condensed tannins; Forage quality; Lotus; Proanthocyanidins; Protein precipitation

Indexed keywords

CONDENSED TANNINS; FORAGE QUALITY; LOTUS; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; PROTEIN PRECIPITATION;

BODY FLUIDS; CHLOROPHYLL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROLYSIS; POLYMERS; THROUGHPUT;

CROPS;

BOVIDAE; BOVINAE; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; LOTUS ULIGINOSUS;

EID: 80051847700     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf072330+     Document Type: Conference Paper

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