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. 2024 Feb 14;14(4):619. doi: 10.3390/ani14040619

Table 21.

Proteinaceous antinutritional factors in legume seeds.

Legume References TIA (TIU/mg) CIA (IU/mg) α-AI (IU/g) Lectin (HU/mg)
Chickpea [163,180,181] 6.2–39 6.1–12 3.1–11 2.7–6.2
Field pea [89,90,100,163,181,182] 0.2–10.8 0.7–10.2 2.8–80 5.1–15.1
Pigeon pea [163,168] 4.8–31.3 2.1–3.6 23–34 25
Cowpea [163,168] 3.4–67 1.6 1.4–90 40–640
Faba bean [116,181,183] 0.4–7.2 1.1–3.6 19 5.5–49
Kidney bean [181,183] 3.1–31 4.0–21 1370 75–89
Mung bean [168,184] 1.8–16 - - 27
Lupinus spp [32,57,168] 0.1–4.3 - - -
Soybean [168,181] 46–94 30 939 693
Lentil [163,181] 3.6–7.6 3.5–4.7 0 11–50

Abbreviations: TIA—trypsin inhibitor activity; TIU—trypsin inhibitor units; CIA—chymotrypsin inhibitor activity; IU—inhibitor units; AI—amylase inhibitor; HU—hemagglutinin units.