Research Article

Histopathological and Reproductive Evaluation in Male Rats Fed Jatropha curcas Seed Cake with or without Alkaline Hydrolysis and Subjected to Heat Treatment

Table 1

Concentration of phorbol ester from Jatropha curcas seed cake subjected to heat treatment and different methods of detoxification.

J. curcas cakePhorbol esters (mg/g)

Nonhydrolyzed washed with ethanol (II)0.86
Nonhydrolyzed washed with water (III)0.89
Nonhydrolyzed unwashed (IV)1.01
Hydrolyzed washed with ethanol (V)0.02
Hydrolyzed washed with water (VI)0.05
Hydrolyzed unwashed (VII)0.06