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While foregut fermentation is generally considered more efficient, and monogastric animals cannot digest cellulose as efficiently as ruminants, [5] hindgut fermentation allows animals to consume small amounts of low-quality forage all day long and thus survive in conditions where ruminants might not be able to obtain nutrition adequate for their needs.
Fermentation is crucial to digestion because it breaks down complex carbohydrates, such as cellulose, and enables the animal to use them. Microbes function best in a warm, moist, anaerobic environment with a temperature range of 37.7 to 42.2 °C (99.9 to 108.0 °F) and a pH between 6.0 and 6.4.
The Thermotoga maritima species make cellulases consisting of 2 β-sheets (protein structures) surrounding a central catalytic region which is the active-site. [10] The enzyme is categorised as an endoglucanase, which internally cleaves β-1,4-glycosydic bonds in cellulose chains facilitating further degradation of the polymer.
Miscellaneous: Cellulose can be converted into cellophane, a thin transparent film. It is the base material for the celluloid that was used for photographic and movie films until the mid-1930s. Cellulose is used to make water-soluble adhesives and binders such as methyl cellulose and carboxymethyl cellulose which are used in wallpaper paste.
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Fiber can be either soluble (pectins and gums) or insoluble (cellulose, hemicellulose and lignocellulose). [13] A simple gastrointestinal tract is not capable of extracting enough nutrients for these animals. One strategy to get the needed nutrition is used by ruminants (e.g., cows). They chew the cud in order to process their food a second ...
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The New York Jets' trying season has hit a new low – yet one long familiar to the franchise.. With Sunday's 32-26 overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins, the Jets (3-10) were officially eliminated ...