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Table 1 Ratio of protein fractions from unfermented and semifermented-dry cacao seeds

From: Antitumor activity against murine lymphoma L5178Y model of proteins from cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) seeds in relation with in vitro antioxidant activity

Seed protein fraction

Unfermented seed

Semi-fermented dry seed

 

(mg/g AcDP)

(%)

(mg/g AcDP)

(%)

Albumin

33.00 ± 0.05

24.37 ± 0.10

66.15 ± 0.16 *

28.89 ± 0.01

Globulin

22.20 ± 0.01

16.39 ± 0.02

39.18 ± 0.08 *

17.11 ± 0.02

Prolamin

4.3 ± 0.13

3.21 ± 0.04

9.91 ± 0.16 *

4.33 ± 0.02

Glutelin

76.00 ± 0.13 **

56.02 ± 0.00

120.93 ± 0.04 *, **

52.81 ± 0.02

  1. AcDP (acetone dry powder)
  2. Data are expressed as the mean of the results of two experiments realized by duplicate ± S.E.M.
  3. * p < 0.05 unfermented seed compared with semifermented dry seed.
  4. ** p < 0.05 when is comparing seed protein fraction regardless cacao process.
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

ISSN: 2662-7671

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