ANTI-NUTRITIONAL CONSTITUENT OF COLOCASIA ESCULENTA ...

ANTI-NUTRITIONAL CONSTITUENT OF COLOCASIA ESCULENTA ... ANTI-NUTRITIONAL CONSTITUENT OF COLOCASIA ESCULENTA ...

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A.2.1 Introduction A.2.2 A.2.2.1 A.2.2.2 CHAPTERA-2 MATERIALS AND METHODS This chapter gives a briefdescription ofthe materials and methods used to determine the nutritional and anti-nutritional composition of Colocasia esculenta grown in Zululand, South Africa. See Appendices A and B for details. Materials Food material Two varieties of Colocasia esculenta L. Schott (Amadumbe) - white and purple - were obtained from local markets at Esikhawini and Mtubatuba and from Makatini Experimental Farm, KwazuIu-Natal (KZN), South Africa Reagents (See Appendix A for details ofhow reagents were prepared.) a-Amylase a-Chymotrypsin from human pancreas l3-glycosidase Ammonium molybdate Anthrone reagent Ascorbic acid Benzoyl-DL-arginine-p-nitroaniline (BAPNA) Bispyrazolone 33 Sigma Sigma Sigma Kleber chemicals Merck Merck Sigma Fluka

A.2.1 Introduction<br />

A.2.2<br />

A.2.2.1<br />

A.2.2.2<br />

CHAPTERA-2<br />

MATERIALS AND METHODS<br />

This chapter gives a briefdescription ofthe materials and methods used to determine the<br />

nutritional and anti-nutritional composition of Colocasia esculenta grown in Zululand,<br />

South Africa. See Appendices A and B for details.<br />

Materials<br />

Food material<br />

Two varieties of Colocasia esculenta L. Schott (Amadumbe) - white and purple - were<br />

obtained from local markets at Esikhawini and Mtubatuba and from Makatini<br />

Experimental Farm, KwazuIu-Natal (KZN), South Africa<br />

Reagents<br />

(See Appendix A for details ofhow reagents were prepared.)<br />

a-Amylase<br />

a-Chymotrypsin from human pancreas<br />

l3-glycosidase<br />

Ammonium molybdate<br />

Anthrone reagent<br />

Ascorbic acid<br />

Benzoyl-DL-arginine-p-nitroaniline (BAPNA)<br />

Bispyrazolone<br />

33<br />

Sigma<br />

Sigma<br />

Sigma<br />

Kleber chemicals<br />

Merck<br />

Merck<br />

Sigma<br />

Fluka

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