| comparative effects on blood lipids and faecal steroids of five legume species incorporated into a semi-purified, hypercholesterolaemic rat diet. | the cholesterolaemic effects in rats of a diet (vs) containing bambara groundnuts (vigna subterranea), a popular legume eaten in nigeria, were compared with diets pv, ps, lc and pl, containing baked beans (phaseolus vulgaris), marrowfat peas (pisum sativum), lentils (lens culinaris medik.) and butter beans (phaseolus lunatus) respectively. sixty sprague-dawley rats were fed on hypercholesterolaemic semi-purified diets supplemented with 10 g cholesterol and 5 g cholic acid/kg and formulated to pr ... | 1996 | 8672408 |
| influence of temperature on the fermentation of bambara groundnut (vigna subterranea) to produce a dawadawa-type product. | bambara groundnut (vigna subterranea) was fermented to produce a dawadawa-type product using a starter culture of bacillus licheniformis isolated from naturally fermenting bambara groundnut beans. fermentation was carried out at 30 and 37 degrees c for four days and at 45 degrees c for two days. the ph of the substrate decreased after 24 hours and then rose at 30 and 37 degrees c but remained constant at 45 degrees c after the initial drop. total titratable acidity of the fermenting beans mimick ... | 1999 | 10646625 |
| purification of a trypsin-stable lectin with antiproliferative and hiv-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitory activity. | a lectin, with a molecular mass of approximately 60 kda and two different subunits exhibiting an n-terminal sequence manifesting considerable homology to phytohemagglutinin from phaseolus species, was isolated from the ground bean (vigna sesquipedalis cv ground bean). the lectin was unique in hemagglutinating activity was inhibited by polygalacturonic acid and not by galacturonic acid and other simple monosaccharides. the lectin was isolated by affinity chromatography on affi-gel blue gel, ion e ... | 2003 | 12565897 |
| the use of legume trap crops for control of striga hermonthica (del.) benth. in sorghum (sorghum bicolor l. moench) in northern nigeria. | two different field trials (one trial on sorghum intercropped with groundnut [arachis hypogaea l.], and another trial on sorghum intercropped with bambara groundnut [vigna subterranea l. verdc.]) were conducted during the 1995 and 1996 rainy seasons at the teaching and research farm of the department of crop science, faculty of agriculture, university of maiduguri, maiduguri (11 degrees 51' n; 13 degrees 15' e) to evaluate the effect of intercropping resistant and susceptible sorghum varieties w ... | 2002 | 12696409 |
| effects of raw and heat-treated bambara groundnut (vigna subterranea) on the performance and body composition of growing broiler chicks. | bambara groundnut (vigna subterannea)--a leguminous root nut, which grows in the tropics and subtropics--was used in an experiment to test its effect on the performance of growing broiler chicks. performance was measured by monitoring growth, measuring nutrients and energy balances and also by determining nutrient accretion. twelve-day old broiler chicks, kept in individual metabolic cages, were used in an experiment in which birds were equally allotted (n = 10) into a control (fed high performa ... | 2003 | 14982323 |
| targeting highly conserved 3'-untranslated region of pecluviruses for sensitive broad-spectrum detection and quantitation by rt-pcr and assessment of phylogenetic relationships. | the 3'-end region of many virus isolates has been shown to possess conserved sequences in addition to the presence of numerous genomic and subgenomic rnas. utilizing these sequences, a broad-spectrum reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction protocol has been developed to detect all the known indian peanut clump virus and peanut clump virus isolates, that cause peanut clump diseases in west africa and india. the primers were targeted at the highly conserved 3'-untranslated regions of the p ... | 2010 | 20723565 |
| genetic diversity of the bambara groundnut (vigna subterranea (l.) verdc.) as assessed by ssr markers. | bambara groundnut ( vigna subterranea (l.) verdc.) is an important african legume crop. in this study, a collection consisting of 240 accessions was analyzed using 22 simple sequence repeat (ssr) markers. in total, 166 alleles were detected, with a mean of 7.59 alleles per locus. allelic and gene diversities were higher in the west african and cameroon/nigeria regions with 6.68 and 6.18 alleles per locus, and 0.601 and 0.571, respectively. the genetic distance showed high similarity between west ... | 2011 | 22017518 |
| bradyrhizobium vignae sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing symbiont isolated from effective nodules of vigna and arachis. | twenty one strains of symbiotic bacteria from root nodules of local races of cowpea (vigna unguiculata), bambara groundnut (vigna subterranea) and peanuts (arachis hypogaea) grown on subsistence farmers' fields in the kavango region of namibia, were previously characterized as a novel group within the genus bradyrhizobium. to verify their taxonomic position, the strains were further analysed using a polyphasic approach. 16s rrna gene sequences were most similar to bradyrhizobium manausense br 33 ... | 2016 | 26463703 |
| bradyrhizobium subterraneum sp. nov., a symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterium from root nodules of groundnuts. | seven strains of symbiotic bacteria from root nodules of local races of bambara groundnut (vigna subterranea) and peanuts (arachis hypogaea) grown on subsistence farmers' fields in the kavango region, namibia, were previously characterized and identified as a novel group within the genus bradyrhizobium. to corroborate their taxonomic status, these strains were further characterized using a polyphasic approach. all strains possessed identical 16s rrna gene sequences with bradyrhizobium yuanmingen ... | 2015 | 26198108 |
| physico-chemical, sensory and microbiological characteristics of plain yoghurt from bambara groundnut (vigna subterranea) and soybeans (glycine max). | physico-chemical, sensory and microbiological characteristics of plain yoghurt from bambara groundnut and soybean milks were studied. milks were prepared from bambara and soybean and then fermented using lactobacillus delbruieckii subspp. bulgaricus and streptococcus salivarus subspp. thermophilus to produce yoghurt. the yoghurts were stored at 7 °c and 27 °c for 9 days and their quality monitored. results showed that ph of soy and bambara yoghurts decreased during the storage period for both st ... | 2015 | 26345001 |
| physicochemical and functional properties of insoluble dietary fiber isolated from bambara groundnut (vigna subterranea [l.] verdc.). | bambara groundnut (bgn) is a widely cultivated legume with a rich nutritional profile, yet despite its many benefits it still remains underutilized. to highlight its potential value, 4 bgn varieties-brown, red, black eye, and brown eye were subjected to sequential enzymatic treatments followed by centrifugation to obtain the insoluble dietary fiber (idf) fraction. the idfs were vacuum-dried and evaluated for color, hydration properties, fat absorption, polyphenolic compounds, neutral sugars, and ... | 2015 | 26256094 |
| bradyrhizobium kavangense sp. nov., a symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacterium from root nodules of traditional namibian pulses. | eight strains of symbiotic bacteria from root nodules of local races of cowpea (vigna unguiculata) and bambara groundnut (vigna subterranea) grown on subsistence farmers' fields in the kavango region, namibia, were previously characterized and identified as a novel group within the genus bradyrhizobium. to clarify their taxonomic status, these strains were further characterized using a polyphasic approach. in phylogenetic analysis of the 16s rrna gene sequence the novel group was most closely re ... | 2015 | 26446190 |
| influence of host origin on host choice of the parasitoid dinarmus basalis: does upbringing influence choices later in life? | the aim of this study was to investigate the influence of volatile compounds from four secondary host plants on the ability of dinarmus basalis rond. (hymenoptera: pteromalidae) to locate, recognize, and parasitize its host, 4(th)instar larvae or pupae of callosobruchus maculatus f. (coleoptera: chrysomelidae). to examine this, strains of d. basalis were transferred from cow-pea seeds (vigna unguiculata (l.) walp. (fabales: fabaceae)) to pigeon pea (cajanus cajan (l.) millsp.) and two varieties ... | 2014 | 25373173 |
| potential of bambara groundnut (vigna subterranea (l.) verdc) milk as a probiotic beverage-a review. | bambara groundnut (vigna subterraenea (l.) verdc) (bgn) is a legume; its origin have been traced back to africa, and it is the third important legume; however, it is one of the neglected crops. it is highly nutritious, and has been termed a complete food. its seed consist of 49%-63.5% carbohydrate, 15%-25% protein, 4.5%-7.4% fat, 5.2%-6.4% fiber, 3.2%-4.4% ash and 2% mineral compared to whole fresh cow milk 88% moisture, 4.8% carbohydrate, 3.2% proteins, 3.4% fat, 0.7% ash, and 0.01% cholesterol ... | 2013 | 23768187 |
| the composition of pigeon peas (cajanus cajan (l.) millsp.) grown in botswana. | this study investigated the composition of pigeon peas (cajanus cajan), grown at sebele, botswana. the raw seeds of six varieties were analyzed for dry matter, crude fat, protein, fiber, and ash, using association of official analytical chemists procedures. major minerals, ca, k, p, mg, na and trace minerals, cu, fe and zn were also assessed. the range of nutrient contents obtained were: dry matter 86.6-88.0%, crude protein 19.0-21.7%, crude fat 1.2-1.3%, crude fiber 9.8-13.0%, and ash 3.9-4.3%. ... | 2002 | 12049149 |
| vigna subterranea ammonium transporter gene (vsamt1): some bioinformatics insights. | ammonium transporters (amts) play a role in the uptake of ammonium, the form in which nitrogen is preferentially absorbed by plants. vigna subterranea (vsamt1) and solanum tuberosum (stamt1) amt1s were characterized using molecular biology and bioinformatics methods. amt1-specific primers were designed and used to amplify the amt1 internal regions. nucleotide sequencing, alignment and phylogenetic analysis assigned vsamt1 and stamt1 to the amt1 family. the deduced amino acid sequences showed tha ... | 2015 | 28352577 |
| effect of legume seed extracts on the inhibition of proteolytic activity and muscle degradation of fresh water prawn (macrobrachiumrosenbergii). | trypsin inhibitors in the extracts from soybean (glycine max), adzuki bean (vigna angularis), bambara groundnut (vigna subterranea) and red kidney bean (phaseoulus vulgaris) varied in amount and molecular weight. the soybean extract had the highest level of trypsin inhibitor with molecular weight (mw) of 21kda, followed by bambara groundnut extract possessing trypsin inhibitor with mw of 15kda. both extracts showed a more effective inhibition towards crude protease extract (ce) from the hepatopa ... | 2011 | 25212342 |