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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Evaluation of protein in vitro digestibility of Palmaria palmata and Gracilaria verrucosa
Journal of Applied Phycology, Volume 17, No. 2, Year 2005
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Palmaria palmata and Gracilaria verrucosa are edible red seaweeds and potential protein sources for human or animal nutrition, so studies were conducted on their in vitro protein digestibility. After 30 min predigestion by pepsin followed by 6 h digestion into a cell dialysis containing porcine pancreatin, the in vitro protein digestibility of P. palmata and G. verrucosa, expressed in regard to casein digestibility, was 4.9% and 42.1%, respectively. The level of protein digestibility seems to be related to the amount of soluble fibre, which was 45.3% and 30.5%, respectively. © Springer 2005.
Authors & Co-Authors
Marrion, Olivier
France, Paris
Inserm
Fleurence, Joël
France, Nantes
Nantes Université
Schwertz, Annie
France, Paris
Inserm
Gueánt, Jean Louis
France, Paris
Inserm
Mamelouk, Lillia
Tunisia, Tunis
University of Carthage, Institut National Des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer
Ksouri, Jamel
Tunisia, Tunis
University of Carthage, Institut National Des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer
Villaume, Christian
France, Paris
Inserm
Statistics
Citations: 52
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10811-005-5154-y
ISSN:
09218971
Research Areas
Food Security
Noncommunicable Diseases