Kampen, K.R., Van (1970) Sudan grass and sorghum poisoning of horses: a possible lathyrogenic disease. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 156. pp. 629-630.
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Abstract
The similarity between clinical signs of poisoning of horses by Sudan grass and of lathyrism is discussed. Acetone extracts of sorghum seedlings could convert L-cystine and hydrocyanic acid to H2S and β-cyanoalanine; 25% of the HCN was converted. β-Cyanoalanine is a precursor of the lathyrogenic dipeptide y-glutamyl-β-cyanoalanine, and this occurs in Vicia sativa, known to cause lathyrism. The significance of the process in Sudan grass in relation to poisoning of horses is discussed.-T. D. B.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Services, 1150 E. 14th N., Logan, Utah 84321 |
| Subjects: | Animal Husbandary > Veterinary Sciences |
| Divisions: | Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Jul 2012 08:53 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Jul 2012 08:54 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/6648 |
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