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B i o c h e m i s t r y and N u t r i t i o n
IKEGWUONU, P . I . , and 0. BASSIR. 1976.
The t o x i c i t y o f p h y t o c h e m i c a l a g g l u t i n i n s
to c h i c k embryos: Glycine max, Phaseolus
l u n a t u s , Cajanus c a j a n , Arachis hypogaea,
Vigna unguiculata. Hepatocyte f a t t y i n f i l -
t r a t i o n . T o x i c o n 1 4 ( 2 ) : 1 3 9 - 1 4 1 . 286
JAFFE, W.G. 1950.
B i o l o g i c a l v a l u e of some legumes i m p o r t a n t
i n Venezuelan d i e t . A r c h o s . Venez. N u t r .
1:107-126. 287
Data a r e p r e s e n t e d f o r m o i s t u r e , p r o t e i n ,
a s h , f i b e r , f a t , c a r b o h y d r a t e s , d i g e s t i b i ­
l i t y of p r o t e i n s by r a t s , and in vitro
b i o l o g i c a l v a l u e o f p r o t e i n f o r r a t s , w i t h
o r w i t h o u t a d d i t i o n o f m e t h i o n i n e a n d / o r
t r y p t o p h a n . Based on these d a t a , t h e
legumes a r e arranged i n t h e f o l l o w i n g o r d e r
of v a l u e s , soyanegra (Glycine soja), c h i c k -
pea (Cicer arietinum), h y a c i n t h bean
( D o l i c h o s lablab), k i d n e y bean (Phaseolus
vulgaris), cowpea {Vigna sinensis) , garden
pea (Pisum sativum), l e n t i l (Lens esaulenta),
and pigeonpea (Cajanus c a j a n ) . In
a l l t h e legumes except pigeonpea, methionine
was t h e l i m i t i n g amino a c i d ; i n pigeonpea,
t r y p t o p h a n a l s o was d e f i c i e n t .
JAFFE, W.G. 1950.
P r o t e i n d i g e s t i b i l i t y and t r y p s i n i n h i b i t o r
a c t i v i t y of legume seeds. P r o c . Soc. Exp.
B i o l . Med. 75:219-220. 288
No s i g n i f i c a n t d i f f e r e n c e was found between
the d i g e s t i b i l i t i e s of raw and a u t o c l a v e d
pigeonpeas, cowpeas, o r l e n t i l s , and
t r y p s i n i n h i b i t o r a c t i v i t i e s o f t h r e e
legumes were o n l y between 1.78 and 2.77 x
10 - 4 u n i t s per g.
JAFFE, W.G., M. GROSS, S.A. MOSQUEDA,
S. GARCIA, H. OLIVARES, C. EMBDEN,
B. NOLBERGA, and H. SARANZ. 1957.
N u t r i t i v e c o n t e n t o f legumes w i d e l y eaten
i n Venezuela. A r c h o s . Venez. N u t r .
8 : 9 7 - 1 0 6 . 289
I n t a k e o f legumes i s h i g h , e s p e c i a l l y i n
lower s o c i a l g r o u p s . The average annual
i n t a k e p e r head i s 1 3 k g , p r o v i d i n g a d a i l y
p r o t e i n i n t a k e of 8 g p e r p e r s o n . The 34
samples examined were r i c h i n p r o t e i n s and
v i t a m i n B complex b u t poor i n c a r o t e n e ,
and t h e i r v i t a m i n C would b e l o s t i n p r o ­
longed c o o k i n g . I n r e l a t i o n t o p h y s i o l o ­
g i c a l r e q u i r e m e n t s v i t a m i n B 1 , n i c o t i n i c
a c i d , and r i b o f l a v i n were most i m p o r t a n t .
N o a p p r e c i a b l e q u a n t i t y o f B 1 2 w a s f o u n d .
Fe c o n t e n t was h i g h , P was f a i r , b u t Ca was
l o w . Amounts of m e t h i o n i n e and c y s t i n e
were s m a l l except i n c h i c k p e a s . Tryptophan
c o n t e n t was over 1%, except in garden peas,
l e n t i l s , and pigeonpeas (Cajanus indicus).
L y s i n e was r e l a t i v e l y h i g h i n a l l , f l u c t u a -
t i n g between 6.82 and 7.99%.
JERMYN, M.A., and Y.M. YE0W. 1975.
A c l a s s o f l e c t i n s p r e s e n t i n the t i s s u e s
o f seed p l a n t s . A u s t . J . P l . P h y s i o l .
2 : 5 0 1 - 5 3 1 . 290
In legume seeds t h e major p a r t of the spec
i f i c g l y c o p r o t e i n l e c t i n i s c o n c e n t r a t e d
i n t h e i n t e r c e l l u l a r spaces a s d i s t i n c t
g l o b u l a r b o d i e s . The p u r i f i c a t i o n and
a n a l y s i s o f t h e g l y c o p r o t e i n from a s e l e c ­
t i o n o f species i s d e s c r i b e d . Hydroxyp
r o l i n e and glucosamine are p r e s e n t and
t h e major sugars a r e g a l a c t o s e and
a r a b i n o s e . N e i t h e r t h e f u n c t i o n o f l e c t i n
nor the reasons f o r i t s e x t r a o r d i n a r y
e v o l u t i o n a r y s t a b i l i t y i s known. L e c t i n s
from C. aajan have been s t u d i e d in more
d e t a i l b y p h y s i o c h e m i c a l t e c h n i q u e s .
JOHNSON, R.M., and W.D. RAYMOND. 1964.
The chemical c o m p o s i t i o n of some t r o p i c a l
food p l a n t s . 2. Pigeonpeas and cowpeas.
T r o p . S c i . 6 : 6 8 - 7 3 . 291
A r e v i e w of l i t e r a t u r e on the chemical
c o m p o s i t i o n of seeds of pigeonpea {Cajanus
indiaus) and cowpea {Vigna sinensis). Data
are p r o v i d e d on the c o n t e n t s and n a t u r e of
c a r b o h y d r a t e s , p r o t e i n s and amino a c i d s ,
v i t a m i n s , f a t s , and some o t h e r components.
KADWE, R . S . , K.K. THAKARE, and N.N. BADHE.
1974.
A n o t e on t h e p r o t e i n c o n t e n t and m i n e r a l
c o m p o s i t i o n o f t w e n t y - f i v e v a r i e t i e s o f
p u l s e s . I n d i a n J . N u t r . D i e t e t . 1 1 ( 2 ) :
8 3 - 8 5 . 292
Seeds o f v a r i e t i e s o f s i x species were
a n a l y z e d . The f o l l o w i n g v a r i e t i e s had the
h i g h e s t p r o t e i n c o n t e n t s w i t h i n each
s p e c i e s . S i n d k h e d a - 1 - 1 (Vigna mungo),
Kopergaon (V. radiata); EB-3 and Hyderabad
(Cajanus aajan); K-33 (Doliahos biflorus);
88 {Phaseolus aaonitifolius) and S-19-4-2
{V. sinensis). T a b u l a t e d data show t h e
c a l c i u m , phosphorus, magnesium, and i r o n
c o n t e n t i n each v a r i e t y . I n g e n e r a l , t h e
v a r i e t i e s S i n d k h e d a - 1 - 1 , Kopergaon, Hyderab
a d , 148 {C. aajan), K-33, 2 - 4 , and
S-19-4-2 had t h e b e s t n u t r i t i o n a l v a l u e .
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