ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2018, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (3): 559-564.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2018.03.012

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Effect of FOS on Metabolism of Phenylalanine and Tryptophan in Pig Hindgut Bacteria Fermentation Broths in vitro

MU Chun-long, MA Mei-lei, HE Xiang-yu, ZHU Wei-yun*   

  1. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Nutrition and Animal Health, Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
  • Received:2017-05-12 Online:2018-03-23 Published:2018-03-23

Abstract:

This experiment aimed to study the effect of FOS on metabolism of phenylalanine(Phe) and tryptophan (Trp) in pig hindgut bacteria fermentation broths in vitro. Ileum, cecum and colon chyme in pigs were used as inoculum. Phe and Trp concentrations were kept at 10 mmol·L-1 in fermentation broth. The dose of FOS was 0, 0.5 and 0.75 g, respectively. Fermentation samples collected at 24 h and 37℃ were used to measure concentrations of amino aicds, ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N), microbial crude protein (MCP), indole and skatole. Real-time PCR was used to quantify the bacterial numbers. The results showed that the fermentation characteristic of Phe and Trp differed in different gut locations. The degradation rate of Phe was significantly affected by FOS(P<0.05). The concentrations of NH3-N, MCP, skatole and number of total bacterial were significantly affected by FOS (P<0.05), while indole was not affected by FOS (P>0.05). In 0.75 g FOS group, Trp degradation rate decreased significantly in the hindgut intestine (P<0.05). Trp was the major factor affecting indole and skatole production in fermentation broths. Collectively, FOS could alter the metabolic patterns of phenylalanine and tryptophan by gut bacteria, and decreased the conversion of tryptophan to skatole.

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