Beschreibung
This book investigated the biochemical parameters, activity levels of marker enzymes and serum electrolytes of Wistar albino rats fed with naturally ripe (control), unripe and artificially ripened mango pulp formulated diets. Ripe and unripe fruits were collected and used for the study and artificially ripened mangoes were obtained by wrapping unripe fruits with dark polyethylene bag; treatment with calcium carbide and by dipping into hot water. After ripening, the mango samples were air-dried, pulverized and used to formulate the 10%, 20%, 30% diets fed to rats for 28 days and their plasma collected for biochemical investigations. At 10% level of incorporation, plasma protein concentration in the control (65.63±0.12mg/dl) was significantly higher (p< 0.05) than values for unripe groups (55.50±1.91mg/dl) and calcium carbide (56.97±1.27mg/dl) while Albumin concentration was highest in the unripe (41.33±3.58mg/dl). Findings revealed that artificial ripening of fruits caused various alterations in Biochemical parameters, activity levels of marker enzymes and serum electrolytes especially for animals that were fed calcium carbide ripened mango formulated diets.
Autorenporträt
Iheagwam Pauline Ndidiamaka has a Ph.D in Biochemistry (Nutrition and Toxicology) from the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. She is a prolific writer and speaker at many scientific conferences and has authored and published many scientific research articles. She is happily married and lives in Nigeria with her husband and five children.
