Evaluation of the chemical composition of Dacryodes edulis (G. Don) seeds

Abstract

The Chemical composition and the effect of heat treatment on seeds of Dacryodes edulis (G.Don) were studied. In the proximate analysis, the moisture (42.63-48.05%) and carbohydrate (35.94-38.35%) values were the highest. The values of the tannins (21.80-25.77%), alkaloids (10.40-10.60%) and saponins (5.92-6.72%) were higher than the other phytochemicals measured. Potassium (9.0 ± 0.005-11.00 ± 0.10 mg/100g), calcium (2.23 ± 0.006-5.88 ± 0.005 mg/100g) and phosphorus, (1.09 ±0.05-2.01 ± 0.5 mg/100g) were the predominant elements present in the seeds. Sodium, magnesium, selenium, zinc and iron were present in appreciable amounts but manganese was not detected. The ascorbic acid and vitamin A contents were (18.79 ± 0.81-25.76 ± 1.51 mg/100 g) and (1.12 ±0.04-1.64 ± 0.01 mg/100g) respectively. The results of this study showed that D. edulis seeds are potential source of essential nutrients to man and animal when properly processed.

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Toxicological Studies in Albino Rats Maintained on Fish Smoked with Firewood and Waste Tyre Materials

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“…The non-significant increase in the Se concentrations of groups II to IV, and its significant increase in group V animals could be attributed to destruction of antioxidant enzymes used in radical scavenging which use selenium as a cofactor. Selenium is an important component of antioxidant enzymes, such as glutathione peroxidase (GPx), thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), iodothyronine deiodinases (IDD) and alcohol dehydrogenase (Tapiero et al, 2003;Ujowundu et al, 2010a). Ascorbic acid, iron, selenium, zinc and manganese improve the immune functions as antioxidants (Talwar et al, 1989;Ujowundu et al, 2010b).…”