Composition and nutritive value of native and modified green fraction of leaf protein from lucerne (Medicago sativa)

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Effect of Solvent Extraction on the Nitrogen Compounds in Alfalfa Protein Concentrates

“…The total nitrogen and crude protein contents of the concentrates appear in Hanczakowski et al, 1991). Preparing the concentrate by coagulation in an acid medium followed by dialysis against water yielded a crude protein content of 59% (Wang and Kinsella, 1975).…”

White clover fractions as protein source for monogastrics: dry matter digestibility and protein digestibility‐corrected amino acid scores

“…Earlier studies support our results by describing methionine as being limiting in proteins from green plants . In trials with growing rats, the relative nutritional value for white clover increased with methionine supplementation,, an effect that was also seen for other green crops in chickens, pigs and rats , , , . It may therefore be of interest in subsequent studies to determine the effect on net protein utilization and growth when supplementing white clover protein with methionine.…”

Protein extraction from biomass in a bioethanol refinery – Possible dietary applications: Use as animal feed and potential extension to human consumption

“…A second approach consists in directly supplementing the incomplete plant protein with the necessary amino acid. Supplementation of LPC using methionine has been successfully performed to improve the actual dietary quality of the protein, for instance in the case of alfalfa protein concentrate (Hanczakowski et al, 1991), while similar lysine or isoleucine (Henry and Ford, 1965) supplementations have not lead to special improvement. Nonetheless, with respect to the second case, it has been pointed out that in vivo experiments on rats may differ from the situation found in the human body due to the higher methionine demand of these animals (Byers, 1971).…”