Influence of saponins and tannins on intake and nutrient digestion of alkaloid-containing foods

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2373-2378

  Owens, Jacob ^a   Provenza, Frederick D ^a   Wiedmeier, Randall D ^a   Villalba, Juan J ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical complementarities; Nutrient intake; Plant secondary compounds; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

5 METHOXY N,N DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE; ALKALOID; GRAMINE; NITROGEN; SAPONIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FECES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHEEP; SOLUBILITY; URINE;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CROSSES, GENETIC; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; ENERGY INTAKE; FECES; METHOXYDIMETHYLTRYPTAMINES; NITROGEN; SAPONINS; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; SOLUBILITY; TANNINS;

ANIMALIA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; OVIS ARIES; PHALARIS; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA; POACEAE;

EID: 84863998598     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.5643     Document Type: Article

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