ESTIMATION OF PROTEIN AND PRUSSIC ACID FROM MATURED EDIBLE PARTS OF SOME AQUATIC FORAGES
SUPRIYA SHRIVASTAVA *
University Department of Botany, L. N. Mithila University, Darbhanga - 846004
I. N. MISHRA *
University Department of Botany, L. N. Mithila University, Darbhanga - 846004
SANDHYA JHA *
University Department of Botany, L. N. Mithila University, Darbhanga - 846004
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Protein and prussic acid contents from matured edible parts of seven aquatic forages of Darbhanga were estimated. Quantity of protein was found to be highest in Nymphaea nouchali followed by Alternantera sessilis, Phargmites communis, Ipomoea aquatica, Commelina nudiflora and Echinochloa crusgali. It was the lowest in Scirpus articulatus. None of the aquatic forages under study showed any detectable amount of HCN in them.
Keywords: Aquatic forages, Protein, Prussic acid