Abstract
Effect of hydropuinone (HQ) on rumen urease acivity was studied. Hydroquinone at concentration of 0.01 mg·L -1 ,1 mg·L -1 and 10 mg·L -1 inhibited urease of intact rumen microbes in vitro by 25%, 34%, 55% and 64% respectively. In the present of low concentration of βmercaptoethanol,rumen urease could be solubilized and partially purified. The Km for the enzyme was 2×10 -3 mol·L -1 with Vmax of 319.144 μmoles/mg/min.The kinetics of inhibition with partially purified rumen urease was investigated.The result showed that the inhibuitory effect was not eliminated by increasing urea concentration indicating a noncompetitive in nature with inhibition constant 1.2×10 -5 mol·L -1 .Hydropuinone at a concentration that produced 64% urease inhibition did not affect ruminal total dehydrogenase, proteolytic enzyme( P 0.05)but increased cellulase activity by 28%( P 0.05)in vitro.These results demonstrated that hydropuinone was a specific inhibutor of rumen urease and could delay urea hydrolysis effectively without negative effect.The inhibitor appeared to offer the potential to improve nitrogen utilization by ruminants fed diets containing urea.
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