A. C. Kapoor ¹, Y. P. Gupta ¹

Affiliations
1 Division of Agricultural Biochemistry, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012, IN

Abstract

Proteinase inhibitors are widely distributed in plants and food crops and their association in grain legumes in particular is well recognised. The distribution of trypsin inhibitor in plant parts is reported to vary from crop to crop. Halim et al showed that endosperm of corn contained higher level of trypsin inhibitor than the embryo. Others have suggested that soybean trypsin inhibitor is one of the factors responsible for the poor utilisation of its protein in the raw state.

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A. C. Kapoor ¹, Y. P. Gupta ²

Affiliations
1 Central Grain Analysis Laboratory, Department of Food, Ministry of Agriculture & Irrigation, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi-110001, IN
2 Division of Agricultural Biochemistry, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012, IN

Abstract

Nutritionally, soybean has a great potential being rich in protein and lipids^ Soybean is commonly used as whole seed, split form or after removal of certain component parts for the preparation of a number of products.

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P. C. Mali ¹, Y. P. Gupta ¹

Affiliations
1 Division of Agricultural Biochemistry, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-12, IN

Abstract

Sorghum grain is known to be inferior in its nutritive value as compared to wheat and rice. Since it forms a staple food for the poor particularly in the South, it was intended to study the nutritive value of promising Indian varieties of sorghum grain.

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S. P. Yadav ¹, B. M. Lal ², Y. P. Gupta ¹

Affiliations
1 Division of Agricultural Biochemistry, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-12, IN
2 Biochemistry Department, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, IN

Abstract

Recently, a number of high yielding varieties and hybrids of wheat have been evolved at this Institute. The present investigation was undertaken to study their nutritive value.

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