Nahrung 1991-01-01

[The degradation of vicine and convicine in field bean meal by selected bacterial strains].

R Donath, M Kujawa

Index: Nahrung 35(5) , 449-53, (1991)

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Abstract

Vicine and convicine as natural occurring toxic compounds in Vicia faba are involved in the formation of hemolytic anemia (favism). Removal of these compounds needs high technological expense. Microbiological degradation with different strains of bacteria was tried. After 3 h incubation with Streptococcus faeciens convicine was converted completely and Vicine to about 95%.