Slight changes in the chemical structure of haemanthamine greatly influence the effect of the derivatives on rumen fermentation in vitro

Scientific Reports
Eva Ramos-MoralesCharles J Newbold

Abstract

Although the potential of plants extracts to improve feed efficiency and animal productivity and decrease methane emissions by enteric fermentation has been shown, the information available is often contradictory which has been attributed to differences in the complex mixture of bioactive compounds and their interactions. Understanding the degree to which structural features in a compound may affect the biological activity of an extract is essential. We hypothesised that relative small variations in the structure of a compound can have a significant influence on the ability of the derivatives to alter fermentation in the rumen. Nine compounds were synthetized from the natural alkaloid haemanthamine and tested in vitro for their effects on rumen protozoa and fermentation parameters. Our results showed that simple esterifications of haemanthamine or its derivative dihydrohaemanthamine with acetate, butyrate, pivalate or hexanoate led to compounds that differed in their effects on rumen fermentation.

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Feb 7, 2020·Animal : an International Journal of Animal Bioscience·C J Newbold, E Ramos-Morales
Apr 17, 2019·Molecules : a Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry·Eliška KohelováLucie Cahlíková

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BETA
column chromatography
nuclear magnetic resonance

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