Effect of free gossypol present in the cottonseed cakes was investigated using 12, Nili-Ravi dairy buffaloes randomly assigned to two equal groups i.e., A and B. Buffaloes in group. A were fed control ration and buffaloes in group B were fed cottonseed cake ration containing 5.88g free gossypol. Non­ significant differences were found between control and treated buffaloes in respect of occurren...

Recent experiments have confirmed the low availability of lysine in cottonseed meal for growing pigs. This appears to arise from the processing conditions used to bind the free gossypol in the meal. It appears that portion of the lysine is absorbed in a form that is not utilized by the pig. There are indications that the other essential amino acids are affected in a similar manner. This decreas...

Glanded (Gd) cottonseed (Gossypium hirsutum L.) contains scattered gossypol glands. Glandless (Gl) is a new type of seed containing only trace levels gossypol. This work quantitatively compared the content and migration pattern Gd Gl protein isolates. Both samples were subjected to sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-gel electrophoresis, gel bands separated into seven partitions for peptide mass spect...

objective: in this study aimed at evaluating the antifertility effect of the methanolic extract of abelmoschus esculentus (okro) fruit using albino wistar rat. methods: fifty adult male rats weighing 200g to 300g were weighed and divided into five groups of five rats each. group1 served as the control and were given water and normal rat chaw while groups 2, 3, 4 and 5 served as the test groups ...

Two major types of cottonseed are available in the southwest US, Upland and Pima. Upland is a high-lint type of cottonseed that is generally fed whole, while Pima is a delinted type of cottonseed that is often fed either cracked or ground to improve nutrient utilization. The nutrient composition of the two types of cottonseed differs, and Pima is often considered nutritionally superior because ...

Plant secondary metabolites are well-recognized medicinally important compounds. Gossypol is an plant metabolite with several medicinal properties. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) allotropes of carbon diverse applicability in chemical, physical, and biological sciences due to their high surface area. The current study demonstrates the enhancement gossypol production cotton cell suspension culture media...

This work studied the effect of gossypol on the mitochondrial respiratory chain of Yarrowia lipolytica. The compound was shown to inhibit mitochondrial electron transfer and stimulate generation of reactive oxygen species. The inhibition kinetics in oxidation of various substrates (NADH, succinate, α-glycerophosphate and pyruvate + malate) by isolated mitochondria was investigated. Analysis of ...