Short term feeding of alga Scenedesmus acutus processed by different method: growth pattern and histopathological studies.

Venkataraman, L. V. and Becker, W. E. and Khanum, P. M. and Mathew, K. R. (1977) Short term feeding of alga Scenedesmus acutus processed by different method: growth pattern and histopathological studies. Nutrition Reports International, 16 (3). 231-240; 17 ref..

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Abstract

For 12 weeks male weanling Wistar rats weighing initially 38.5 to 39 g were given a diet with 10% protein supplied by the alga Scenedesmus acutus (strain 276:3a) drum-dried for 7 to 8 s at 120 deg C, dried in the sun for 2 to 3 days or cooked in an autoclave for 20 min at 100 deg and then dried in the sun. The drum-dried algae was also given to supply 20% protein. Final weight for the rats given drum-dried alga 10 and 20% protein was 193.3 and 273.2 g, for those given sun-dried alga 76.5 and for those given cooked sun-dried alga 89.8 g. Controls given casein weighed 167.5 g. Rats given drum-dried alga and controls given casein had mild to moderate centrilobular fatty infiltration of the liver. There was severe fatty infiltration of the liver in rats given sun-dried or cooked sun-dried alga.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	algae processing histopathology
Subjects:	500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics > 07 Life Sciences > 04 Microbiology > 01 Algae 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 05 Processing and Engineering
Divisions:	Food Microbiology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	31 Aug 2021 08:12
Last Modified:	31 Aug 2021 08:12
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/8595

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