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A.A. Odutuga
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F.A. Bamisaye
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A.A. Amballi
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G.B. Adebayo
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The effects of three isocaloric leguminous based diets on the digestibility of neutral lipids and phospholipids in albino rats were investigated. Proximate analyses of each of the beans and formulated diets were carried out to determine crude protein, crude fat, crude fibre, total ash, moisture and carbohydrate contents. A total of thirty (30) albino rats (Rattus norvegicus) were used for the study. The rats were divided into three groups of ten rats each and maintained on Soyabean-Based Diet (SBD) (Control), Cowpea-Based Diet (CBD) and Hyacinth Bean-based Diet (HBD) for a period of five weeks. At the end of the experiment, the brain, liver, heart and the kidney of the rats were isolated and the neutral lipids and phospholipids contents of each organ were estimated. Rats maintained on Cowpea-Based Diet (CBD) had the lowest weight gain when compared with those fed on the HBD and SBD respectively. The results revealed that the neutral lipids and phospholipids of CBD show a significantly reduced (p<0.05) digestibility than HBD and SBD. The significantly reduced (p<0.05) digestibility of lipids in CBD may be considered to be partly responsible for the lower growth rate of rats maintained on this diet.
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J.B. Minari
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A.A. Odutuga
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F.A. Bamisaye
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J.O. Dairo
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B.S. Fagbohunka
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The effects of some processing technique on the proximate and antinutritional factors in Leucaena leucociphala seed were evaluated. The crude protein, ether extract, crude fibre, ash content and nitrogen free extract were estimated on raw, roasted and cooked samples of Leucaena leucociphala milled seed. The antinutritional factors such as phytate and tannin were also determined in the raw and processed samples of the seed. The nitrogen free extract of the raw sample was observed to be significantly lower (p<0.05) compared to those of roasted and cooked samples. A significant increase (p<0.05) was observed in the ether extract and crude fibre of raw sample compared with that of roasted and cooked samples. A significant reduction (p<0.05) was observed in the level of phytate of roasted and cooked samples compared to the raw sample. A significant reduction (p<0.05) was also observed in the level of tannin of cooked sample compared to raw and roasted. The study revealed that there was improvement in the nutritional quality of the processed seed with reduction in the antinutritional factors. |
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A.A. Odutuga
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J.O. Dairo
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J.B. Minari
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F.A. Bamisaye
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The present study was undertaken to investigate the potential hypoglycemic effect of aqueous and methanolic extracts of M. lucida stem bark in alloxan-induced hyperglycemia in rats. The study comprises three groups of diabetic rats administered 0.240 mg (aqueous extract) and 240 mg (methanolic extract) kg-1 body weight and a fourth group given 10 mL kg-1 body weight distilled water for 7 days. Body weight, fasting blood glucose as well as activities of some selected serum and liver enzymes were monitored before commencement of treatment and at the end of the treatment period. At the end of the 7 day treatment, fasting blood glucose of the animals were significantly (p<0.05) reduced by 73.5 and 39.0% of their initial values in diabetic group administered aqueous and methanolic extract, respectively. As it were before treatment, body weight was further reduced in the diabetic animal groups compared to normal rat group. Serum Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) and liver aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) activities were not significantly (p>0.05) altered from their initial values after the 7 day treatment period. Serum AST and liver ALP were significantly (p<0.05) lowered in diabetic rats treated with aqueous and methanolic extracts compared to their initial values. Serum and liver Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity was significantly (serum)/non-significantly (liver) increased across the groups except for a significant decrease observed in liver ALT activity in diabetic rats administered the methanolic extract. |
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