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. 1966 Jan;14(1):60–69. doi: 10.1128/am.14.1.60-69.1966

Enzymatic Techniques for the Study of Pathways of Carbohydrate Utilization in the Rumen1

D L Palmquist 1,2, R L Baldwin 1
PMCID: PMC546619  PMID: 5950250

Abstract

Enzymatic techniques were used to study the metabolism of carbohydrates by ruminal bacteria. A direct relationship was observed between the proportions of acetate and propionate formed and the specific activities of the enzymes which participate in forming these acids. An inverse relationship between butyrate formation and butyrate-forming enzymes was observed. The relative activities of succinic dehydrogenase to fumaric reductase, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-linked glutamic dehydrogenase to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-linked glutamic dehydrogenase, and pyridine nucleotide-nonlinked lactic dehydrogenase to pyridine nucleotide-linked lactic dehydrogenase were affected by the level of concentrates in the diet. Lactyl coenzyme A dehydrase activity was below the limits of the assay technique in many samples from the alfalfa hay diet, and increased to relatively high levels when concentrates were fed. It is suggested that the enzymatic method will prove valuable for studying the contributions of individual microorganisms to the overall ruminal metabolism, and, with certain limitations, useful for estimating the relative contributions of alternate pathways.

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