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The copper (Cu) c o n t e n t of 75 I n d i a n food
s t u f f s was determined by a c o l o r i m e t r i c
method w i t h d i e t h y l - d i t h i o c a r b a m a t e
r e a g e n t . P o s s i b i l i t i e s o f C u d e f i c i e n c i e s
i n t h e d i e t s o f I n d i a n s a r e d i s c u s s e d .
BANERJEE, B . M . , and V . B . TANDON. 1970,
C a r o t e n o i d s : p r e c u r s o r s o f v i t a m i n A i n
precooked I n d i a n l a d y ' s f i n g e r , greenpea
and d a l a r h a r . Labdev. J . S c i . T e c h n o l .
8 - B ( 2 ) : 7 6 - 7 9 . 248
S p e c t r o p h o t o m e t r y s t u d i e s w i t h precooked
a c c e l e r a t e d f r e e z e - d r i e d food p r o d u c t s
showed t h a t l a d y ' s f i n g e r , green p e a , and
d h a l a r h a r c o n t a i n a- and 3-carotenes as
p r e c u r s o r s o f v i t a m i n A , l i c o p e n e , and
o t h e r b i o l o g i c a l l y i n a c t i v e i s o m e r s ,
- c a r o t e n e making t h e major c o n t r i b u t i o n
towards t h e v i t a m i n A potency i n a l l t h e
t h r e e f o o d s .
BANERJEE, S. 1 9 6 1 .
B i o l o g i c a l v a l u e and e s s e n t i a l amino a c i d
c o m p o s i t i o n o f t h e p r o t e i n s o f some p u l s e s .
P r o c . Symp. on P r o t e i n s . Mysore, I n d i a :
355-356. 249
The ten e s s e n t i a l amino a c i d s in seven
p u l s e s were e s t i m a t e d m i c r o b i o l o g i c a l l y .
Amino a c i d c o n t e n t per 100 g p r o t e i n was,
i n descending o r d e r : Phaseolus r a d i a t u s ,
Pisum sativum, Lathyrus sativus, Ph. mungo,
Cajanus cajan, Lens esculenta, and Cicer
arietinum. P r o t e i n ranged from 17% in
Ph. r a d i a t u s to 25% in L. s a t i v u s . Biol
o g i c a l v a l u e s were e s t i m a t e d w i t h r a t s .
The p r o t e i n e f f i c i e n c y r a t i o s o f f i v e
pulses ranged f r o m 1.16 f o r L. esculenta
to 1.87 f o r Ph. vadiatus.
BASSIR, 0 . , and F . I . IKEGWUONU. 1975.
The i n - v i v o e f f e c t s o f phytochem a g g l u t i -
n i n s on atpase and fumarase enzymes in t h e
r a t : Vigna unguiculata, Arachis hypogaea,
Cajanus c a j a n , Phaeeolus lunatus, V. umbellata
and Glycine max. T o x i c o n 1 3 ( 5 ) :
371-374. 250
BASU, K . P . , and M.C. MALAKAR. 1939.
C a l o r i f i c v a l u e o f I n d i a n f o o d s t u f f s .
J . I n d i a n Chem. Soc. 1 6 : 4 2 7 - 4 3 2 . 251
A comparative s t u d y of t h e b i o l o g i c a l v a l u e
of p r o t e i n s of Cicer arietinum and C. cajan
was conducted f o r t h e maintenance o f n i t r o ­
gen b a l a n c e and f o r t h e p r o m o t i o n of growth
i n young r a t s . A d e t a i l e d a n a l y s i s o f
these crops i s g i v e n . I t was concluded
t h a t t h e p r o t e i n s of Cajanus are somewhat
i n f e r i o r t o t h e p r o t e i n s o f Bengal gram a t
low l e v e l s (5% and 10%) of i n t a k e , whereas
a t 15% l e v e l , they are s u p e r i o r t o t h e
p r o t e i n s o f Bengal gram i n p r o m o t i n g
g r o w t h .
BASU, K . P . , and M.K. HALDAR. 1939.
B i o l o g i c a l v a l u e s of p r o t e i n s of Cicer
arietinum (Bengal gram) and Cajanus i n d i c u s
(Arhar) by t h e balance sheet and growth
methods. J. I n d i a n Chem. Soc. 1 6 :
209-218. 252
The b i o l o g i c a l v a l u e o f p r o t e i n s o f
C. arietinum and Cajanus indicus was d e t e r ­
mined by the b a l a n c e - s h e e t method and by
the growth o f young r a t s . I n the b a l a n c e -
sheet e x p e r i m e n t s , C. arietinum has a
h i g h e r b i o l o g i c a l v a l u e than Cajanus indi-
CU8. In t h e growth methods, t h e growth
r a t e per gram o f p r o t e i n i n t a k e produced
by C. arietinum at 15% c o n c e n t r a t i o n of
p r o t e i n i s l e s s than t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g value
f o r Cajanus indicus, w h i l e at lower concent
r a t i o n s of p r o t e i n s , C. arietinum produces
more g r o w t h .
BASU, N.M., G.K. RAY, and N.K. DE. 1947.
Cajanus indicus. On t h e v i t a m i n C and
c a r o t e n e c o n t e n t of s e v e r a l herbs and
f l o w e r s used in A y u r v e d i c medicine (Cajanus
indicus). J. I n d i a n Chem. Soc. 2 4 :
358-360. 253
Of t h e v a r i o u s herbs examined, mature neem
leaves are v e r y r i c h ; tender neem l e a v e s ,
v e s a k , d h a n i a , and b a b l a t h o r n leaves q u i t e
r i c h , b o t h i n carotene and v i t a m i n C . The
a r h a r (Cajanus indicus) leaves have f r e e
v i t a m i n C 50 mg/100 g, and c a r o t e n e in
µ per 100 g - 3 , 1 0 0 . 0 . The study was
undertaken t o throw l i g h t o n t h e p o s s i b l e
r e l a t i o n s h i p between t h e m e d i c i n a l p r o p e r ­
t i e s of these herbs and t h e i r v i t a m i n C
and c a r o t e n e c o n t e n t s .
BISWAS, H.C. 1943.
I n v e s t i g a t i o n s o n t h e saponin c o n t e n t o f
t h e I n d i a n p u l s e s . S c i . C u l t . 9 : 1 6 5 . 254
A comparative t e s t of t h e saponin c o n t e n t
of t h e p u l s e s , i n c l u d i n g red gram was made.
The method of e x t r a c t i n g and p u r i f y i n g t h e
saponin i s g i v e n . A l l t h e a v a i l a b l e d h a l s ,
o r p u l s e s , c o n t a i n saponin t o a n a p p r e c i a -
b l e e x t e n t .
BOSE, R . D . , P.M. GANGULI, and S.N. UMAR.
1938.
Cooking t e s t s w i t h Pusa types o f p i g e o n -
peas (Cajanus c a j a n ( L . ) M i l l s p . ) . P r o c .
I n d i a n S c i . Congr. 2 5 ( 3 ) : 2 1 4 . 255
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