Extraction and quantification of toxic compound mimosine from leucaena leucocephala leaves

The existence of mimosine in Leucaena leucocephala prevents the utilization of its biomass residues (after energy conversion) as animal feed. In this study, mimosine quantification in Leucaena leucocephala was carried out by using rapid colorimetric method. In addition, two different extraction meth...

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Main Author: Ilham, Zul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/16776/1/Ilhametal2015-ProChem.pdf