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Quantification of anti-nutritional factors and their correlations with protein and oil in soybeans
Rafael D Bueno1, Leandro L Borges1, Pedro I V Good God2
1Universidade Federal de Viçosa/UFV, Instituto de Biotecnologia Aplicada à Agropecuária/Bioagro, Campus Viçosa, Avenida Ph Rolfs, s/n, 36570-900 Viçosa, MG, Brazil.
Abstract:
Soybeans contain about 30% carbohydrate, mainly consisting of non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) and oligosaccharides. NSP are not hydrolyzed in the gastrointestinal tract of monogastric animals. These NSP negatively affect the development of these animals, especially the soluble fraction. This work aimed to establish a method to quantify NSP in soybeans, using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and to estimate correlations between NSP, oligosaccharides, protein and oil. Sucrose, raffinose + stachyose, soluble and insoluble NSP contents were determined by HPLC. Oil and protein contents were determined by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). The soluble PNAs content showed no significant correlation with protein, oil, sucrose and raffinose + stachyose contents, but oligosaccharides showed a negative correlation with protein content. These findings open up the possibility of developing cultivars with low soluble NSP content, aiming to develop feed for monogastric animals.
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