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Physicochemical Composition of Trichosanthes kirilowii Maximowicz  

Jeon, Byoung-Young (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Wonkwang Health Science College)
Han, Kwang-Soo (Dept. of Herb Life Resorce science, Woosouk University)
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Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science / v.13, no.4, 2005 , pp. 150-153 More about this Journal
Abstract
Although each part of Trichosanthes kirilowii is frequently used as medicinal herbs, study on the chemical composition is not sufficient. It was found that sarcocarp consists of 70% of carbohydrate, 13% of crude protein, 5% of crude fat, 6% of crude fiber and 6% of crude ash; seed consists of 62.59% of carbohydrate, 12.75% of crude protein, 14.80% of crude fat, 6.50% of crude fiber and 3.36% of crude ash; and root consists of 89.40% of carbohydrate, 4.10% of crude protein, 0.50% of crude fat, 3.50% of crude fiber and 2.50% of crude ash. Sarcocarp and seed contain fifteen kinds of amino acids such as Asp, Ser, Glu, Gly, His, Arg, Thr, Ala, Pro, Try, Cys, Met, Val, Leu, and Phe. Sarcocarp contain large quantities of phenylalanine and glycine and seed does not contain leucine but lysine. The mineral contents in Trichoxanthes kirilowii are 0.55% Ca, 0.91% Mg, 10.29% Na, and 0.17% K.
Keywords
Trichosanthes kirilowii; sarcocarp; seed; root; medicinal herb; chemical composition;
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