Amino acid composition of Tetracarpidium conophorum

S. S. Asaolu

Department of Chemistry, University of Ado-Ekiti, P.M.B. 5363, Ado-Ekiti (Nigeria).

ABSTRACT:

The amino acids content of conophor nut (Tetracarpidum conophorum) was determined. The total essential amino acids (TEAA) was 274mg/g crude protein out of a total amino acids of 573mg/g. The most concentrated amino acid was glutamic acid (134mg/g). Leucine has the lowest essential amino acid score of 0.32 thereby making it the first limiting amino acid. Isoleucine had the highest level of score (0.80) followed by lysine with a score of 0.70. The leucine/isoleucine ratio was 0.71. Since most of the essential amino acids were high, it could serve as a food supplement.

KEYWORDS:

Amino acids; Tetracarpidium conophorum

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