Biochemical Evaluation of Some Medicinal Plants of Genus Sesbania of Marathwada Region in Maharashtra

The seasonal variation of protein and amino acid content have been investigated from leaves, wood and bark of Sesbania grandiflora, Sesbania bispinosa and Sesbania cannabina are the medicinally important plant of Marathwada region (M.S., India). Comparative account of protein contents of leaves, wood and bark of Sesbania cannabina showed higher level (range 3.957 to 5.939 mg/g dry wt.) than Sesbania grandiflora (range 3.347 to 4.288 mg/g dry wt.) and Sesbania bispinosa (range 2.706 to 3.575 mg/g dry wt.). The leaves of Sesbania cannabina showed high level of amino acid content (range 1.034 to 1.223 mg/g dry wt.) and wood of Sesbania bispinosa was with lower amino acid content (range 0.399 to 0.458 mg/g dry wt.).