Development of an RP-UHPLC-PDA method for quantification of free gossypol in cottonseed cake and fungal-treated cottonseed cake.

Cottonseed cake biomass, which is a residue of oil extraction, is potentially appropriate for use as animal feed, given the high mineral, fibre and protein content. The presence of free gossypol, however, a toxic pigment in the glands of the cotton plant, limits use of this biomass for monogastric l...

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Main Authors: Aparecido Almeida Conceição, Clemente Batista Soares Neto, José Antônio de Aquino Ribeiro, Felix Gonçalves de Siqueira, Robert Neil Gerard Miller, Simone Mendonça
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5965856?pdf=render