Medicine
8 years ago

Grass seeds reveal potential for healthier farm animals and improved agriculture.

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Characterization of Proanthocyanidins from Seeds of Perennial Ryegrass (<i>Lolium perenne</i> L.) and Tall Fescue (<i>Festuca arundinacea</i>) by Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry
Karl Fraser, Vern Collette, Kerry Hancock

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Proanthocyanidins, which are beneficial for farm animals, have been found in the seeds of perennial ryegrass and tall fescue for the first time. These compounds are made of afzelechin and catechin linked together, and could potentially be engineered to also appear in the leaves of these grass species.