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ISSN: 2360-7874 |
Academic Research Journal of
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Vol. 8(2), pp. 53-59, March 2020 Research Phytochemical Screening of Wild Melon (Adenopus Breviflorus Benth) Fruit and Physicochemical Properties of the Seed Oil
Ogunleye A.J.*2, and Atteh, J.O.1
1Department of Agricultural Education, Kwara State College of Education, Oro, Nigeria *2Department of Animal Production, University of Ilorin, Nigeria *Corresponding Author; E-mail: ogunleyejulius60@gmail.com
Accepted 30 March 2020
Wild melon (Adenopus breviflorus benth) belongs to family: cucurbitacae. It is a tendril climber of shrubs and herbs, the fruit is a green with cream coloured narrow blotch pepo found in the range of tropics and subtropical regions of the world. The present study deals with the phytochemical screening of the parts of the fruits (epicarp, pulp, seed, and whole fruit) and physicochemical properties of the seed oil. Results revealed the highest percentage yield of 10.3 oil in the seed and the least extracts from epicarp and pulp. All the extracts of the parts contained tannins, steroids, flavonoids, carbohydrates, and terpenoids while reducing compounds and anthraquinones were absent. The colour of seed oil was yellowish green with a pH of 8.3 and Density 0.8760gcm3. The viscosity, refractive index and specific gravity at 250c were 28.97, 1.45 and 0.8056 respectively. 10.66, 165.50 and 154.84 mgKOH/g were respectively obtained for acid, saponification and ester values while the iodine value was 135.55gI2/100g. The oil contained 73.84 total unsaturated oils with linoleic dominating. The results thus revealed the potential medicinal value of the fruit and the seed oil when hygienically processed for domestic and industrial purposes.
Key words: Wild melon fruit, phytochemical screening, physicochemical properties, seed oil.
How to cite this article (APA Style): Ogunleye A.J., Atteh, J.O (2020). Phytochemical Screening of Wild Melon (Adenopus Breviflorus Benth) Fruit and Physicochemical Properties of the Seed Oil. Acad. Res. J. Agri. Sci. Res. 8(2): 53-59
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