The nutritive, anti-nutritive and hepatotoxic properties of Trichosanthes anguina (snake tomato) fruits from Nigeria

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-89

  Ojiako, O A ^a   Igwe, C U ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Nutritive and anti nutritive constituents; Phytochemical and proximate analyses; Trichosanthes anguina

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBOHYDRATE; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; PROTEIN; RETINOL; SAPONIN; TANNIN; VITAMIN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKED FOOD; FOOD PROCESSING; FRUIT; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MOISTURE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; RABBIT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRICHOSANTHES; TRICHOSANTHES ANGUINA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANGUINA; ANIMALIA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TRICHOSANTHES CUCUMERINA VAR. ANGUINA;

EID: 37249059370     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2008.85.89     Document Type: Article

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