Structural Characteristics of Cell Walls of Forage Grasses - Their Nutritional Evaluation for Ruminants -  - Review -

Iiyama, Kenji; Lam, Thi Bach Tuyet

doi:2001.14.6.862

Review paper

Review Paper

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences 2001;14(6): 862-879.
https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2001.862 Published online June 1, 2001.

Structural Characteristics of Cell Walls of Forage Grasses - Their Nutritional Evaluation for Ruminants - - Review -

Kenji Iiyama, Thi Bach Tuyet Lam

Abstract

The walls of all higher plants are organized as a cellulosic, fibrillar phase embedded in a matrix phase composed of non-cellulosic polysaccharides, some proteins and, in most secondary walls, lignin. At the effective utilization of plant biomass, qualitative and quantitative analyses of plant cell walls are essential. Structural features of individual components are being clarified using newly developed equipments and techniques. However,

Keywords: Lignin; Hydroxycinnamic Acids; Associations Between Lignin And Polysaccharides; Digestibility; Forage Grasses; Bridges Between Lignin And Polysaccharides