Efficiency of inactivation of trypsin inhibitory activity in some selected tropical plant seeds by autoclaving

Trypsin inhibitor (TI) levels in the crop seeds varied between 0.0 in Adansonia digitata and 40.8 TIU/mg in Pterocarpus osun. Efficiency of inactivation of TI by autoclaving ranged from 58.1% in Millettia thonningii to 100% in Sesbania pachycarpa and Lonchocarpus. sericeus. It isconcluded that the effect of heat treatment on TI varies with plant species and could be dependent on the structural formula of each TI

Baobab (adansonia digitata l.) Seed protein utilization in young albino rats. Ii. Haematocrit, plasma and hepatic biochemical metabolites

No Abstract. Animal Research International Vol. 2 (2) 2005 pp. 301-30

Survey of nutritionally important minerals in some wild underutilized tropical plant seeds

No abstractKeywords: nutrition; minerals; wild; underutilized; tropical; plant seedsGlobal Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences Vol 11(3) 2005: 403-40

Nutritional factors in some fodder legume trees and shrubs

Proximate composition, macro- and micro-minerals, polyphenols, oxalates contents and trypsin inhibitor activity of leaves of 20 forage legume trees and shrubs were determined. The dried leaves contained 11.52 - 29.26 g/100g (d.w.b) protein and 8.15- 23.37 g/100g crude fibre. High levels of Ca were observed in most of the species. Except for Acacia nilotica, Lonchocarpus sericeus and Pterocarpus osun, Albizia zygia and Parkia biglobosa, considered high in polyphenols, all the species seems to represent potential sources of ruminant feed and leaf protein concentrate. The nutritional significance of some of the antinutritional factors was briefly highlighted.Key words: nutritional factors, fodder, legumes, trees, shrubs

Amino acid scores and ratios as quality index for some non-conventional tropical seed proteins

No Abstract.Bio-Research Vol. 4(1) 2006

Haemato-biochemistry of Albino rats fed African Kudzu (Pueraria phaseoloides Roxb. Benth)seed diet

The effects of cooked and acid-extracted kudzu seed meals on some nutritional and blood and liver biochemical parameters were investigated. Rats fed cooked kudzu meal had significantly (p<0.01) slower rates of growth than the casein control. Cooking enhanced feed efficiency (FE) but the acid-extracted meal could not support growth resulting in negative protein efficiency ratio (PER). Serum and liver protein in kudzu-fed rats were non-significantly lower than the control (P<0.05). The kudzu meals exerted significant (P<0.05) hyperglycemic effect relative to casein. Serum and liver total lipids and cholesterol were non-significantly elevated relative to the controls. Alterations in the haematocrit were not significant, but the significantly (p<0.01) lower white blood cell (WBC) in kudzu-fed rats was inexplicable. The possible reasons and nutritional implications of these observations were briefly highlighted. It was concluded that cooked kudzu meal, with adequate amino acid supplementation, could possibly be well tolerated as protein supplement in food and animal feeding. Keywords: African kudzu, nutritional and biochemical evaluation, blood and liver parameters, albino rat

Methyl esters (biodiesel) from and fatty acid profile of Gliricidia sepium seed oil

Abstract Increasing the supply of biodiesel by defining and developing additional feedstocks is important to overcome the still limited amounts available of this alternative fuel. In this connection, the methyl esters of the seed oil of Gliricidia sepium were synthesized and the significant fuel-related properties were determined. The fatty acid profile was also determined with saturated fatty acids comprising slightly more than 35 %, 16.5 % palmitic, 14.5 % stearic, as well as lesser amounts of even longer-chain fatty acids. Linoleic acid is the most prominent acid at about 49 %. Corresponding to the high content of saturated fatty acid methyl esters, cold flow is the most problematic property as shown by a high cloud point of slightly \u3e20 °C. Otherwise, the properties of G. sepium methyl esters are acceptable for biodiesel use when comparing them to specifications in biodiesel standards but the problematic cold flow properties would need to be observed. The 1H- and 13C-NMR spectra of G. sepium methyl esters are reported. © AOCS (outside the USA) 2015