Seed protein and amino acid composition of Wild Vigna radiata var. sublobata (Fabaceae) and two Cultigens, V. mungo and V. radiata

Babu, C. R. ; Sharma, Subodh K. ; Chatterjee, S. R. ; Abrol, Y. P. (1988) Seed protein and amino acid composition of Wild Vigna radiata var. sublobata (Fabaceae) and two Cultigens, V. mungo and V. radiata Economic Botany, 42 (1). pp. 54-61. ISSN 0013-0001

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Abstract

Wild Vigna radiata var.sublobata populations, inhabiting the mountains of India, and two cultigens, V. mungo and V. radiata, were examined for seed-protein content and amino acid composition. The protein content in the populations varied from 15.2 to 21%. Lysine, valine, isoleucine, leucine, phenylalanine, and tyrosine contents were invariably higher in wild populations as compared with the FAO reference pattern. The variation encountered in wild populations is largely genetic in origin. Total essential amino acids in the wild populations varied from 38.3 to 42.2; in the cultigens, from 29.2 to 37.5 (g/100 g protein). There was marked variation in the amino acid composition of the populations for the two different ecozones studied, suggesting a broad genetic base.

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