TRYPTOPHAN CONTENTS OF TOTAL (TRUE) PROTEINS AND PROTEIN-FRACTIONS, ALBUMINS AND GLOBULINS OF TRIBAL LITTLE-KNOWN UNDER-EXPLOITED INDIAN LEGUMES

Authors
SIDDHURAJU P VIJAYAKUMARI G JANARDHANAN K
Citation
P. Siddhuraju et al., TRYPTOPHAN CONTENTS OF TOTAL (TRUE) PROTEINS AND PROTEIN-FRACTIONS, ALBUMINS AND GLOBULINS OF TRIBAL LITTLE-KNOWN UNDER-EXPLOITED INDIAN LEGUMES, Journal of Food Science and Technology, 34(2), 1997, pp. 140-142
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology
Journal title
Journal of Food Science and Technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00221155
Volume
34
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
140 - 142
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1155(1997)34:2<140:TCOT(P>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Tryptophan contents of total (true) proteins. protein fractions, album ins and globulins, were determined. Tryptophan contents of total prote ins ranged from 5.8 g kg(-1) (Mucuna atropurpurea) to 20.3 g kg(-1) (P rosopis chilensis). Tryptophan contents of Abrus precatorius 'white va riety', Acacia nilotica, Prosopis chilensis, Vigna aconitifolia and V. sinensis were found to be greater than those present in whole hen's e gg protein (16.2 g kg(-1) protein). In most of the presently investiga ted legumes, the albumin fractions seemed to be a rich source of trypt ophan as compared to globulins.