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Salvianolic acid C inhibits methane emissions in dairy cows by targeting MCR and reshaping the rumen microbial community

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作者： Zihao Liu;Li Xiao;Xiangfang Tang;Yue He;Xuemei Nan;Hui Wang;Yuming Guo;Benhai Xiong

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关键词： Methane mitigation;Methyl-coenzyme M reductase;Rumen microbiota;Salvianolic acid C

期刊名称： Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN： 1674-9782

年卷期： 2025 年 16 卷 1 期

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收录情况： SCIE（2025版） ; ; CSCD（2025-2026年度） ; ; 科技核心（2024版） ; ; 农林核心（2024版）

摘要： Background: Methane (CH4) emissions from ruminants significantly contribute to greenhouse gas effects and energy loss in livestock production. Methyl-coenzyme M reductase (MCR) is the key enzyme in methanogenesis, making it a promising target for CH4 mitigation. This study aimed to identify and validate plant-derived inhibitors by using molecular docking to screen compounds with strong binding affinity to the F430 active site of MCR and assessing their efficacy in reducing CH4 emissions. Results: Molecular docking analysis identified salvianolic acid C (SAC) as a potent inhibitor of MCR, showing a strong binding affinity to the F430 active site (binding energy: −8.2 kcal/mol). Enzymatic inhibition assays confirmed its inhibitory effect, with a half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 692.3 µmol/L. In vitro rumen fermentation experiments demonstrated that SAC supplementation (1.5 mg/g DM) significantly reduced CH4 production (P < 0.01) without negatively affecting major fermentation parameters. Microbial community analysis using 16S rRNA sequencing and metagenomics revealed that SAC selectively altered the rumen microbiota, increasing the relative abundance of Bacteroidota while significantly reducing Methanobrevibacter (P = 0.04). Moreover, metagenomic analysis showed the downregulation of key methanogenesis-related genes (mcrA and rnfC), suggesting a dual mechanism involving direct enzymatic inhibition and microbial community modulation. Conclusions: These findings indicate that SAC effectively reduces CH4 production by inhibiting MCR activity and reshaping the rumen microbial community. As a plant-derived compound with strong inhibitory effects on methanogenesis, SAC presents a promising and sustainable alternative to synthetic CH4 inhibitors, offering potential applications for mitigating CH4 emissions in livestock production.

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