Indian Journal of Animal Nutrition

UGC CARE (Group 1)
  • Year: 2001
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue: 2

Chemical and Biochemical Assessment of some Leguminous Tree Leaves

  • Author:
  • Surbhi Yadav, Brijesh K. Bhadoria
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 113 to 118

*Chemistry Department, Bipin Bihari College, Jhansi (U.P.)

Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi-284 003, India

Abstract

A study was conducted to assess the antinutritional factors of Bauhinia purpurea, Leucaena diversifolia and Albizia procerra in terms of total phenolics (TP), condensed tannin (CT)/proanthocyanidins (PA), relative degree of polymerisation (RDP), protein precipitating capacity (PPC) and protein precipitable phenolics (PPP) in relation to nutritional attributes such as crude protein, lignin, hemicellulose and IVDMD. The investigation revealed that B.purpurea possesses CT (195.0 mg/g) with PPC (7.438mg BSA/g) and PPP (64.94%) in comparison to that of L.diversifolia CT (21.07mg/g), PPC (0.129mg BSA/g), PPP(51.73%) and Albizia procerra CT (16.48mg/g), PPC (0.6945mg BSA g), PPP (41.26%). These fodder leaves could be ranked for their utilization L.diversifolia > A.procerra > B.purpurea for suitable dilution in other feed.

Keywords

Proanthocyanidines, Condensed tannins, Protein precipitating capacity, Flavan-3 ol, Tree leaves