Vol. 9, Issue 1 (2021)
Profiling of total nitrogen content and soluble proteins in popular varieties of desi chickpea, Kabuli chickpea and pigeon pea
Author(s): Deepanyeta Goswami, Dineshkumar R, Navita Bansal, Rama Prashat G, Bharadwaj C, Lekshmy S, Archana Singh, Archana Sachdev, Shelly Praveen and Vinutha T
Abstract: In today’s world of a growing population—with more than 800 million people suffering from acute or chronic malnutrition, India houses about 24% of world's malnourished and 30% of stunted children under the age of five years. Enhancing the diet with plant-based protein-rich food that are easily available as well as affordable to the larger mass is the need of the hour. Thus, a study was carried out on the popular varieties of two important Indian pulses which consisted of 12 genotypes of Desi chickpea, 12 of Kabuli chickpea and 10 genotypes of pigeon peas to determine the total nitrogen (N) content and the total soluble proteins present in the seed. Among chickpea varieties analysed, the nitrogen content ranged from 2.27 to 4.23% in which, N content in Desi genotypes ranged from 2.68 to 4.23% and the Kabuli genotypes showed 2.27 to 3.86% of N. In the case of pigeon pea genotypes, the nitrogen content varied from 2.32 to 3.91%. The Bradford assay for estimation of total soluble protein showed that among chickpea genotypes, Desi and Kabuli genotypes showed total soluble protein content of 15.46 g/100g to 25.57 g/100g and 13.14g/100g to 22.30g/100g respectively. Thus, our results suggest that, Kabuli genotypes possess lower amount of soluble protein compared to Desi genotypes. Similar results were found when the approximate content of crude protein was calculated from total nitrogen content. The findings will help in identifying suitable high-protein candidate lines for future breeding programmes which could help in combating the challenge of protein malnutrition.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2021.v9.i1af.11563
Pages: 2276-2279 | 834 Views 85 Downloads
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Deepanyeta Goswami, Dineshkumar R, Navita Bansal, Rama Prashat G, Bharadwaj C, Lekshmy S, Archana Singh, Archana Sachdev, Shelly Praveen, Vinutha T. Profiling of total nitrogen content and soluble proteins in popular varieties of desi chickpea, Kabuli chickpea and pigeon pea. Int J Chem Stud 2021;9(1):2276-2279. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2021.v9.i1af.11563
