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Gilbert RA, Netzel G, Chandra K, Ouwerkerk D, Fletcher MT. Degradation of the Indospicine Toxin from Indigofera spicata by a Mixed Population of Rumen Bacteria. Toxins (Basel) 2021; 13:toxins13060389. [PMID: 34071579 PMCID: PMC8226729 DOI: 10.3390/toxins13060389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The leguminous plant species, Indigofera linnaei and Indigofera spicata are distributed throughout the rangeland regions of Australia and the compound indospicine (L-2-amino-6-amidinohexanoic acid) found in these palatable forage plants acts as a hepatotoxin and can accumulate in the meat of ruminant livestock and wild camels. In this study, bovine rumen fluid was cultivated in an in vitro fermentation system provided with Indigofera spicata plant material and the ability of the resulting mixed microbial populations to degrade indospicine was determined using UPLC–MS/MS over a 14 day time period. The microbial populations of the fermentation system were determined using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and showed distinct, time-related changes occurring as the rumen-derived microbes adapted to the fermentation conditions and the nutritional substrates provided by the Indigofera plant material. Within eight days of commencement, indospicine was completely degraded by the microbes cultivated within the fermenter, forming the degradation products 2-aminopimelamic acid and 2-aminopimelic acid within a 24 h time period. The in vitro fermentation approach enabled the development of a specifically adapted, mixed microbial population which has the potential to be used as a rumen drench for reducing the toxic side-effects and toxin accumulation associated with ingestion of Indigofera plant material by grazing ruminant livestock.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rosalind A. Gilbert
- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, EcoSciences Precinct, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia; (K.C.); (D.O.)
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia; (G.N.); (M.T.F.)
- Correspondence:
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia; (G.N.); (M.T.F.)
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- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, EcoSciences Precinct, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia; (K.C.); (D.O.)
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- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, EcoSciences Precinct, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia; (K.C.); (D.O.)
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia; (G.N.); (M.T.F.)
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia; (G.N.); (M.T.F.)
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Tan ETT, Al Jassim R, Cawdell-Smith AJ, Ossedryver SM, D'Arcy BR, Fletcher MT. Accumulation, Persistence, and Effects of Indospicine Residues in Camels Fed Indigofera Plant. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2016; 64:6622-6629. [PMID: 27477889 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Indospicine (l-2-amino-6-amidinohexanoic acid) is a natural hepatotoxin found in all parts of some Indigofera plants such as Indigofera linnaei and Indigofera spicata. Several studies have documented a susceptibility to this hepatotoxin in different species of animals, including cattle, sheep, dogs, and rats, which are associated with mild to severe liver disease after prolonged ingestion. However, there is little published data on the effects of this hepatotoxin in camels, even though Indigofera plants are known to be palatable to camels in central Australia. The secondary poisoning of dogs after prolonged dietary exposure to residual indospicine in camel muscle has raised additional food safety concerns. In this study, a feeding experiment was conducted to investigate the in vivo accumulation, excretion, distribution, and histopathological effects of dietary indospicine on camels. Six young camels (2-4 years old), weighing 270-390 kg, were fed daily a roughage diet consisting of Rhodes grass hay and lucerne chaff, supplemented with Indigofera and steam-flaked barley. Indigofera (I. spicata) was offered at 597 mg DM/kg body weight (bw)/day, designed to deliver 337 μg indospicine/kg bw/day, and fed for a period of 32 days. Blood and muscle biopsies were collected over the period of the study. Concentrations of indospicine in the plasma and muscle biopsy samples were quantitated by validated ultraperformance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). The highest concentrations in plasma (1.01 mg/L) and muscle (2.63 mg/kg fresh weight (fw)) were found at necropsy (day 33). Other tissues were also collected at necropsy, and analysis showed ubiquitous distribution of indospicine, with the highest indospicine accumulation detected in the pancreas (4.86 ± 0.56 mg/kg fw) and liver (3.60 ± 1.34 mg/kg fw), followed by the muscle, heart, and kidney. Histopathological examination of liver tissue showed multiple small foci of predominantly mononuclear inflammatory cells. After cessation of Indigofera intake, indospicine present in plasma in the remaining three camels had a longer terminal elimination half-life (18.6 days) than muscle (15.9 days), and both demonstrated monoexponential decreases.
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- Eddie T T Tan
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Health and Food Sciences Precinct , Coopers Plains, QLD, Australia
- Food Technology Programme, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA , Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Health and Food Sciences Precinct , Coopers Plains, QLD, Australia
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Health and Food Sciences Precinct , Coopers Plains, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Health and Food Sciences Precinct , Coopers Plains, QLD, Australia
- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Health and Food Sciences Precinct , Coopers Plains, QLD, Australia
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Lima EF, Riet-Correa F, Gardner DR, Barros SS, Medeiros RM, Soares MP, Riet-Correa G. Poisoning by Indigofera lespedezioides in horses. Toxicon 2012; 60:324-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.04.341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2011] [Revised: 03/28/2012] [Accepted: 04/17/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Leite SP, de Medeiros PL, da Silva EC, de Souza Maia MB, de Menezes Lima VL, Saul DE. Embryotoxicity in vitro with extract of Indigofera suffruticosa leaves. Reprod Toxicol 2004; 18:701-5. [PMID: 15219632 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2004.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2004] [Revised: 04/19/2004] [Accepted: 04/19/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Aqueous extract of leaves of Indigofera suffruticosa (AELIs) were studied for adverse effects in preimplantation mouse embryos. Two-cell mouse embryos were cultured for 94 h in human tubal fluid medium (HTF), and AELIs at a concentration of 5 or 10 mg/ml. On Day 4 of culture, morulae and blastocysts were collected for morphological analysis of blastomeres. We found that embryos exposed to the higher concentration of AELIs (10 mg/ml) did not develop and all embryos persisted at the two-cell stage. Those embryos exposed to the lower concentration (5 mg/ml) showed development until morula, blastocyst and hatched blastocyst stages that were similar to the controls. These results suggest that use of AELIs may be hazardous to humans who make use of it in folk medicine.
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- Sônia Pereira Leite
- Laboratório de Cultura de Células II, Departamento de Histologia e Embriologia do Centro de Ciências Biológicas da, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Cidade Universitária, Recife 50, 670-420 Pernambuco, Brazil.
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Pollitt S, Hegarty MP, Pass MA. Analysis of the amino acid indospicine in biological samples by high performance liquid chromatography. NATURAL TOXINS 2002; 7:233-40. [PMID: 11122512 DOI: 10.1002/1522-7189(199911/12)7:6<233::aid-nt59>3.0.co;2-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Indospicine is a hepatotoxic amino acid that accumulates in the meat of horses that consume the legume Indigofera linnaei. A method to determine indospicine concentration in biological samples using an amino acid analyser has been reported, but the analysis time is long and therefore not suited to the analysis of large numbers of samples. A rapid and reliable method was developed for the analysis of indospicine in horsemeat and serum using High Performance Liquid Chromatography. Horsemeat and serum were extracted with either water or 0.01 N hydrochloric acid, respectively, and deproteinized by ultrafiltration. Precolumn derivatization of samples with phenylisothiocyanate was followed by separation of indospicine from other amino acids on a Pico-Tag C 18 column and UV detection at 254 nm. The calibration curves for indospicine in horsemeat extract were linear over the concentration range 0.4 microg ml(-1) to 20 microg ml(-1), while for indospicine in serum, the linear range was from 0.17 microg ml(-1) to 16.67 microg ml(-1). The mean recovery of indospicine in horsemeat extract was 87.2 +/- 6.8% and in serum was 97.3 +/- 9.9%. Analysis time for indospicine in horsemeat samples was 31 min and in serum samples was 36 min.
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- S Pollitt
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Queensland, Australia
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Despite the fact that nonprotein amino acids are present in many commonly eaten foods, the biologic and clinical significance of this class of molecules has been largely overlooked. This is owing in part to their relatively low concentrations and their negligible nutritive value. Many of these compounds have the ability to interfere with a wide range of fundamental biochemical processes and cause disease. It is likely that the clinical effects of the ingestion of some nonprotein amino acids are yet to be described. Serious disorders in humans have followed the ingestion of these compounds as the result of food faddism, prodded by the commercial promotion of inadequately tested products. In view of the current popularity of herbal remedies and alternative medicine, these facts serve as another reminder to health care providers and the public at large about the need for critical analysis of the alleged benefits and the risks of exotic remedies and nutritional supplements. Beyond the public health issues they raise, non-protein amino acids take on significance because their misincorporation into proteins can trigger vigorous autoimmune attacks. To what extent this mechanism is responsible for highly prevalent diseases of autoimmunity remains to be determined.
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- E Rubenstein
- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, California, USA.
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