Characterization of condensed tannins from native legumes of the Brazilian northeastern semi-arid Caracterização dos taninos condensados em leguminosas nativas do semi-árido do nordeste brasileiro

Despite the possible influence of tannins on the nutritional value of the forages from Caatinga vegetation, there are few studies that evaluated their tannin concentration. This study was conducted to characterize condensed tannins present in the legumes species Mimosa hostilis (Jurema Preta), Mimos...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Mendes Guimarães-Beelen, Telma Teresinha Berchielli, Roger Beelen, João Araújo Filho, Simone Gisele de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2006-12-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162006000600002