Presence of Nonprotein Trypsin Inhibitor in Soy and Winged Beans

The total trypsin inhibitor was determined in extracts of 11 cultivars of soybeans and 11 strains of winged beans. The proteins in the extracts were precipitated by 16% trichloroacetic acid (w/v), and nonprotein trypsin inhibitor activities were determined in the protein-free supernatants. The nonprotein trypsin inhibitor activities varied between 10.32 ± 1.39 and 24.41 ± 1.04 units/mg defatted soybean samples and in winged beans ranged between 2.65 ± 0.62 and 6.79 ± 0.27 units/mg defatted samples. The nonprotein trypsin inhibitor composed 27–55% of the total trypsin inhibitor activity in the soybeans, and 5–14% of the total activity in winged beans.