Effects of Flavonoids on Rumen Fermentation Activity, Methane Production, and Microbial Population

Table 4

Effects of flavonoids on the specific activity of enzymes in buffered rumen fluid.

Enzymes (μmol/min/mg protein)	Treatments								S.E.M
	Ctrl	F	M	N	C	R	Q	K
CMCase	0.45^a	0.31^bc	0.28^c	0.43^a	0.35^b	0.34^b	0.41^ab	0.29^c	0.05
FPase	0.29^a	0.15^c	0.14^c	0.28^a	0.22^b	0.23^b	0.27^a	0.14^c	0.03
Xylanase	0.82^a	0.47^b	0.41^b	0.76^a	0.52^b	0.53^b	0.75^a	0.42^b	0.11
β-Glucosidase	0.14^a	0.07^b	0.08^b	0.15^a	0.09^b	0.09^b	0.13^a	0.08^b	0.006

Ctrl: control F: flavone, M: myricetin, N: naringin, C: catechin, R: rutin, Q: quercetin, and K: kaempferol.
Means within the same row with different superscripts are significantly different (𝑃<0.05).