What Are The Benefits Of Fermentation?

Written by Loring A. Windblad


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The forestomach of ruminants and large intestine of caudal fermenters are magnificent, continuous flow fermentation systems containing enormous numbers of microbes. What do these microbes andrepparttar process of fermentation providerepparttar 145326 herbivore? Basic fermentation chemistryrepparttar 145327 microbes that digest cellulose and other substrates also provide at least three other major services:

Synthesis of high quality protein inrepparttar 145328 form of microbial bodies. Caudal fermenters cannot take advantage of this service, but in ruminants, bacteria and protozoa are constantly flowing intorepparttar 145329 abdomasum and small intestine, where they are digested and absorbed. All vertebrates require certain amino acids which their cells cannot synthesize (the “essential amino acids”). Fermentative microbes can synthesizerepparttar 145330 amino acids and thereby provide them to their host.

Synthesis of protein from non-protein nitrogen sources. Fermentative microbes can, for example, utilize urea to synthesize protein. In some situations, ruminants are fed urea as an inexpensive dietary supplement. They also secrete urea formed during protein metabolism into salive, which flows intorepparttar 145331 rumen and serves as another nitrogen source forrepparttar 145332 microbes.

Synthesis of B vitamins. Mammals can synthesize only two ofrepparttar 145333 B vitamins and require dietary sources ofrepparttar 145334 others. Fermentative microbes are able to synthesize allrepparttar 145335 B vitamins, and deficiency states are rarely encountered.

The Products of Fermentation

Fermentation occurs under anaerobic conditions. As a consequence, sugars are metabolized predominantly to volatile fatty acids (VFAs). Additional major products include lactic acid, carbon dioxide and methane.

The principle VFAs are acetic, proprionic and butyric acids, which collectively provide forrepparttar 145336 majority of a herbivore's energy needs. The ratio of these VFAs vary with diet, althoughrepparttar 145337 majority product is always acetate. On a diet high in fiber,repparttar 145338 molar ratio of acetic to proprionic to butyric acids is roughly 70:20:10

As described above, proteins are also important substrates for fermentation. In caudal fermenters, much ofrepparttar 145339 dietary protein is digested and absorbed prior torepparttar 145340 large gut, but in ruminants, all dietary protein entersrepparttar 145341 rumen. The bulk of this protein is digested by microbial proteases and peptidases. The resulting peptides and amino acids are taken up by microbes and used in several ways, including microbial protein synthesis. However, a large quantity of amino acids ingested by fermentative microbes are deaminated and enter some ofrepparttar 145342 same pathways used for carbohydrate metabolism. The net result is that much of dietary protein is metabolized to VFAs.

Similar benefits, created very differently, accrue to other mammals fromrepparttar 145343 fermentation process. Non-ruminants do not haverepparttar 145344 internal capacity to createrepparttar 145345 fermentation process duringrepparttar 145346 digestion process.

The fermentation process breaks downrepparttar 145347 cell walls ofrepparttar 145348 foods acted upon, making them more easily digestible. In this case,repparttar 145349 double fermentation process used inrepparttar 145350 manufacture of Bio 88+ (Plus) breaks them allrepparttar 145351 way down torepparttar 145352 basic nutritional, vitamin, mineral and enzymic levels where they are most effective in aidingrepparttar 145353 digestive process and speeding basic nutritional needs, vitamins and minerals and energy, directly to our cells where they are most needed.

Disclaimer: This article in no way should be taken as “medical advice” on any product, condition or course of action, nor does it constitute in any way “medical advice” endorsing any specific product, specific result, nor any possible cure for any condition or problem. This article is meant as a source of information upon which you may base your decision as to whether or not you should begin using any vitamin, mineral and/or herbal supplement for better health, or begin using a “greens” product as a dietary supplement.

If in doubt, or if you have questions, you should consult your physician and, if possible, consult a second physician for a possible different opinion. The author does not bear any responsibility for your decisions nor forrepparttar 145354 outcome of your actions based upon those decisions.

Loring Windblad has studied nutrition and exercise for more than 40 years, is a published author and freelance writer.

This article is Copyright 2005 by http://www.organicgreens.us, http://www.organicgreens.ca and Loring Windblad. This article may be freely copied and used on other web sites only if it is copied complete with all links and text, including the Authors Resource Box, intact and unchanged except for minor improvements.


3 Facts Everyone Should Know About Stem Cells

Written by Emily Clark


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There are two types of cord blood banks. Firstly there arerepparttar family banks, which storerepparttar 145325 umbilical cord for one's own family use. Secondly, there arerepparttar 145326 public donor banks, which storerepparttar 145327 umbilical cord blood for unrelated or non-family use - which is public use. Every parent hasrepparttar 145328 option of saving their baby's cord blood for their family use, while only a small number of people may be able to donate their baby's cord blood stem cells.

Cord Blood Stem Cells

There are three sources of stem cells: bone marrow, peripheral blood (that isrepparttar 145329 blood that circulates throughrepparttar 145330 body) and umbilical cord blood. Cord blood stem cells, however, are different from other types of stem cells. By freezing these cells, any aging or damage to these cells is prevented, that usually occurs later in life. Umbilical cord blood stem cells are also more proliferate than adult stem cells, such as those found in bone marrow.

The information contained in this article is for educational purposes only and is not intended to medically diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Consult a health care practitioner before beginning any health care program.

Emily Clark is editor at Lifestyle Health News and Medical Health News where you can find the most up-to-date advice and information on topical health matters.


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