EFFECT OF SOME TOXIC FACTORS IN RAW BEANS ON ORGANS OF RATS

Abstract

Autoclave d dry gr ound beans and ethanol ext r acted g round beans which con t a i n t wo-thi r d of t he haemagglutinin , and one-quarter o f the t rypsin i nhibitors with 80% o f its origi nal t annin we re f ed t o rat s for determinati on the Nitr ogen digestibi l i ty . The toxic f act or s of bea n s k i l led all the a nimals be fore t he complet ion o f t he 10- day per iod ass ay . Fecal DNA of ani mals were twice gre at e r compare d with c a se i n and none-protein fed ani ma l s . Some c ahnges were observed on organs we ight(panc reas,spl e en , l iver , kidneys and adrenals ) compared with cont ro- Is .