Table 4.
Effects of flavonoids on the specific activity of enzymes in buffered rumen fluid.
| Enzymes (μmol/min/mg protein) | Treatments | S.E.M | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ctrl | F | M | N | C | R | Q | K | ||
| CMCase | 0.45a | 0.31bc | 0.28c | 0.43a | 0.35b | 0.34b | 0.41ab | 0.29c | 0.05 |
| FPase | 0.29a | 0.15c | 0.14c | 0.28a | 0.22b | 0.23b | 0.27a | 0.14c | 0.03 |
| Xylanase | 0.82a | 0.47b | 0.41b | 0.76a | 0.52b | 0.53b | 0.75a | 0.42b | 0.11 |
| β-Glucosidase | 0.14a | 0.07b | 0.08b | 0.15a | 0.09b | 0.09b | 0.13a | 0.08b | 0.006 |
Ctrl: control F: flavone, M: myricetin, N: naringin, C: catechin, R: rutin, Q: quercetin, and K: kaempferol.
Means within the same row with different superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05).