Lectins are sugar binding proteins and glycoproteins, and are widely distributed from bacteria to humans. Lectins are easily detected by agglutination of erythrocytes, known as hemagglutination. Stillmark first reported in his doctoral thesis that the extract from beans of the castor tree, Ricinus communis, contains lectin by the method of hemagglutination (Stillmark, 1888). Since each lectin b...

Vegetable nuggets are low fat but have a high protein and fiber content in order to support vegetarian diet. The purpose of this study was obtain the best formulation vegetables made from oyster mushrooms red beans terms nutritional sensory characteristics. research method used completely randomized design with four treatments replications. consisted JK1 (95 mushrooms:5 beans), JK2 (90 mushroom...

ABSTRACT Common bacterial blight (CBB), caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli and X. campestris pv. phaseoli var. fuscans, is one of the most important diseases of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) in East Africa and other bean-growing regions. Xanthomonad-like bacteria associated with CBB in Malawi and Tanzania, East Africa, and in Wisconsin, U.S., were characterized based on brown pigm...

Intercropping systems compared to monoculture systems can more efficiently use the existing resources which ultimately will lead to increased plant performance. Therefore, to evaluate the benefits of intercropping maize and beans and assess its impact on yield and yield’s component, an experiment was conducted in factorial design with randomized complete block design in three replication, in 20...

Intercropping systems compared to monoculture systems can more efficiently use the existing resources which ultimately will lead to increased plant performance. Therefore, to evaluate the benefits of intercropping maize and beans and assess its impact on yield and yield’s component, an experiment was conducted in factorial design with randomized complete block design in three replication, in 20...

1. Homogenized and diluted faeces (66.6 g/l) collected from one human source on three different months was incubated with four standard substrates (oat bran, wheat bran, red kidney beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) and guar gum) for 4, 8, 12 and 24 h. 2. Neutral-detergent fibre and organic matter (OM) digestibility measurements and gas production (ml gas/g OM) were influenced by substrate and incubati...

Si may play an important role in bone formation and connective tissue metabolism. Although biological interest in this element has recently increased, limited literature exists on the Si content of foods. To further our knowledge and understanding of the relationship between dietary Si and human health, a reliable food composition database, relevant for the UK population, is required. A total o...