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In vitro gas production: a technique revisited

Blümmel, M., Makkar, H. P. S., Becker, K.·1997·Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

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Summary: The stoichiometrical relationship between gas volumes and short chain fatty acid (SCFA) production has been exemplified for an in vitro gas test based on the bicarbonate buffer. It is outlined that, even though variation in the molar proportion of acetate, propionate and butyrate will influence gas volumes, quite similar amounts of total carbon, hydrogen and oxygen are required for widely different SCFA patterns (0.748: 0.194: 0.058 or 0.459: 0.462: 0.079 for C 2: C 3: C 4), namely, 2.20–2.34 mg to produce 1 ml of gas. However, the variation in microbial biomass production per mole adenosine triphosphate (ATP) presents a serious limitation for in vitro gas tests, since these tests reflect SCFA production only. As a consequence in vitro gas tests need to be complemented by a quantification of substrate concomitantly truly degraded to avoid selection of a substrate with proportionally higher SCFA production and lower microbial biomass yield. This intrinsic problem of in vitro gas tests was experimentally demonstrated for 61 roughages, where a gravimetric determination of microbial biomass yield showed a highly significant (r = −0.78, p < 0.0001) negative relationship between microbial biomass and gas volumes in vitro when both were related to 100 mg of substrates truly degraded. The relationship was further examined for 35 roughages, being representative of the 61 samples, using incubations with stable isotopie nitrogen (15 N). In these studies, 15 N incorporation and gas production were significantly (r = −0.78, p < 0.001) inversely related. An in vitro method is proposed which combines gas volume and substrate degradability measurements to estimate microbial yield and these estimations agreed well (r = 0.82, p < 0.0001) with 15 N measurements. Zusammenfassung: Die stöchiometrischen Zusammenhänge von Gas ‐und kurzkettiger Fettsäuren ‐ Produktion im Bikarbonat gepufferten in vitro Gastest wurden exemplarisch dargestellt. Es wird gezeigt, daß unterschiedliche molare Anteile von Essig ‐, Propion ‐ und Buttersäure zwar Auswirkungen auf das Gasvolumen haben, die Masse an Kohlen‐, Wasser‐und Sauerstoff, die für 1 ml Gas nötig ist, jedoch für unterschiedliche molare Fettsäurenzusammensetzung (0.748: 0.194: 0.058 oder 0.459: 0.462: 0.079 für C 2: C 3: C 4) mit 2.20 bis 2.34 mg sehr ähnlich ist. Unterschiedliche mikrobielle Biomasse‐Bildung per mol Adenosintriphosphat (ATP) begrenzt jedoch die Aussagefähigkeit des Gastests, da dieser nur die Bildung von kurzkettigen Fettsäuren reflektiert. In vitro Gastests bedürfen der begleitenden Quantifizierung der Menge an wahr abgebauter Substanz, um die Selektion von Substraten zu vermeiden, die eine proportional hohe kurzkettige Fettsäuren‐Produktion aber niedrigere mikrobielle Biomasse‐Bildung aufweisen. Diese Beziehung wurde experimentell für 61 Rauhfuttermittel aufgezeigt. Die gravimetrisch bestimmte mikrobielle Biomasse zeigt, bezogen auf 100 mg wahr abgebaute Substanz, eine hoch negative Beziehung (r = −0.78, p < 0.0001) zwischen diesem Parameter und dem Gasvolumen. Diese Beziehung wurde mit 35 (von den 61) representativen Rauhfuttermittel, unter Anwendung von stabilen Stickstoff ‐ Isotopen (15 N) überprüft. Die Untersuchungen zeigten eine signifikante (r = −0.78, p < 0.001) negative Beziehung zwischen 15 N Anreicherung und Gasvolumen. Es wird eine in vitro Methode vorgeschlagen, die Messungen von Gasvolumen und Substratabbau vereint und die es ermöglicht, die mikrobielle Biomasse abzuschätzen. Diese Schätzungen wiesen eine gute Übereinstimmung (r = 0.82, p < 0.0001) mit 15 N Bestimmungen auf.

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Authors
Blümmel, M., Makkar, H. P. S., & Becker, K.
Venue
Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1997-01-08
Volume
77
Issue
1-5
Pages
24-34
ISSN
  • 0931-2439 (ISSN-L)
  • 1439-0396
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en
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Blümmel, M., Makkar, H. P. S., & Becker, K. (1997). In vitro gas production: a technique revisited. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0396.1997.tb00734.x

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