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1Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria.
Abstract:
The amino acid and fatty acid contents of Adenopus breviflorus benth seed (locally called egwoli) with and without hull were determined. The results for the amino acid analysis showed that the seed is a good source of most of the essential amino acids and comparable to those of soya bean. The total essential amino acids of the whole seed amounted to 53.7% while that of the dehulled seed is 51.4%. Linoleic acid is the predominant fatty acid with values of 60.7 and 58.8% for whole and dehulled seeds oil respectively. It is observed that the total unsaturated fatty acid is about 80.1% for the whole seeds and 77.2% for the dehulled seeds.
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