Available Lysine and Vitamin C in Germinated Blackgram (Phaseolus mungo) Seeds

In an earlier paper from this laboratory studies carried out to determine the extraction of protein from blackgram seeds under various parameters like successive extraction with different extractants, particle size, ratio of sample to solvent, pH and temperature have been reported. It has been reported that germinated pulses are a good source of vitamin C. Blackgram seed is a rich source of lysine (7'36 g/16g N). As a follow-up of the earlier work it was of interest to study the vitamin C and available lysine contents of the seeds germinated for different periods of time.