ANALYSIS OF ANTI-NUTRIONAL FACTORS AND POLYSACCHARIDE ISOLATION FROM THE SEEDS OF LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA

Anti-nutritional factors are natural compounds present in plants, usually, plant secondary metabolites. Mimosine is the major anti-nutrient present in L. leucocephala seeds. Plant carbohydrates are stored as free sugar and polysaccharides. Polysaccharide has wide application in various fields and its extraction plays a major role for optimum utilization. In this study, several anti-nutritional factors were identified and polysaccharide extraction has been optimized using alkaline and alkaline-alcohol combination solvents.