The extraction of mimosine from ipil-ipil (Leucaena leucocephala) by soaking in water

The study aimed to find a cheap and practical method of extracting mimosine from Leucaena leucocephala, otherwise known as ipil-ipil in the Philippines. L. leucocephala leaves are used in cattle, poultry and swine feed and have been tried as a food ingredient in some fish diets. While it contains relatively high amount of protein, its use as feed has been limited because of the presence of toxic substance, mimosine. Findings revealed that soaking the leaves in water was highly efficient for the extraction of mimosine, the longer the duration of soaking the more mimosine was extracted. On the other hand, 87 % of the juveniles Penaeus monodon fed with diets containing L. leucocephala leaves soaked for 24 hours survived, much higher compared to those that were fed with unsoaked leaves for eight weeks.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Pascual, Felicitas, Peñaflorida, Veronica
Format:	article biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	1979
Subjects:	Aquaculture, Leucaena leucocephala, Penaeus monodon, Animal nutrition, Crustacean larvae, Feed, Feed efficiency, Feeding experiments, Leaves, Lethal effects, Mortality, Nutritive value, Shrimp culture, Survival, Toxicity,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/34135
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