Mango (Mangifera indica L) Seed Kernel: Proximate Properties and Effect on Normal and Monosodium Glutamate-Hepato-Compromised Wistar Rats

Optimization of Submerged Fermentation Parameters for Enhanced Lipase Production from Newly Isolated Lipolytic Yeasts using Agro Waste Substrates

“…The proximate composition of the agro waste substrates used as alternative carbon sources[mango kernel and orange peel] showed higher percentage of carbohydrate at 68.05±0.56% and crude fat at 19.54±0.62 % in mango kernel , orange peel has an appreciable level of carbohydrate at 61.01±0.06 % and crude fat at 8.59±0.04%, while beans hull and groundnut shell that were used as alternative nitrogen sources showed higher crude protein percentage in which groundnut shell recorded the highest percentage crude protein at 11.63±0.13% while beans hull recorded percentage crude protein of 9.59±0.05% respectively as shown in Table 1. Egbuonu ACC et al [26] reported 71.99±0.06% carbohydrate and 4.29±0.01% crude fat from mango kernel powder [27] reported 45.05% carbohydrate and 3.75% crude fat from sweet orange peel; Omogbai BA et al [28] recorded 12.14±0.92% of crude protein in groundnut shell; 7.71% of crude protein was recorded by Tona GO et al [29] in the study of the nutritive value assessment of beans hull. These are relatively in agreement with the findings of this study.…”