ANTI-NUTRITIONAL CONSTITUENT OF COLOCASIA ESCULENTA ...

ABSTRACT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTERl GENERAL INTRODUCTION I
SECTION A PROXIMATE ANALYSIS AND SCREENING FOR SOME ANTI-NUTRIENTS
IN PROCESSED AND UNPROCESSED COLOCASIA ESCULENTA
SUMMARY 3
CHAPTERA-l: LITERATURE REVIEW
A 1.1 INTRODUCTION 4
A 1.2 COLOCASIA ESCULENTA (AMADUMBE) 5
A1.3 FATlY ACIDS 10
AI.4 ANTI-NUTRIENTS 11
A. 1.4. I Proteinase Inhibitors (PI) - Trypsin Inhibitor 11
A. 1.4.2 Amylase Inhibitors 15
A. 1.4.3 Lectins 16
A.1.4.4 Totalpolyphenols 17
A. 1.4.5 A1kaloids 20
A. 1.4.6 Oxalate 22
A. 1.4.7 Phytate 23
A 1.4.8 Cyanogens 26
A. 1.4.9 Saponins 29
A1.5 EFFECT OF PROCESSING ON NUTRIENTS AND ANTI-NUTRIENTS 30
AI.6 AIM AND OUTLINE OF SECTION A 32
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