COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS OF Persea americana seed (African pear) and Dacryodes edulis seed (Local pear)
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Phytochemicals, Comparative Study, Dacryodes edulis, Persea americana.Abstract
The comparative study of phytochemical composition in Dacryodes edulis and Persea americana seeds obtained from Ikot Osurua, Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State was carried out using standard analytical procedure. The result revealed the presence of the following phytochemicals in D. edulis and P. americana respectively: Alkaloids % (18.215+0.276) and (21.511+0.157), saponins % (14.120+0.170) and (19.622+0.120), flavonoids (3.690+0.270) and (3.590+0.014), tannins (3.315+0.134) and 0.947+0.025) and hydrogen cyanide (1.660+0.100) and (14.225+0.110). Some of these phytochemicals were below, higher and within the FAO/WHO standard. The various concentrations of these phytochemicals serve as defence mechanisms against pathogens and should be utilized by pharmaceutical industries to manufacture supplements.
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