Chapter ONE

1.0     Introduction and Literature review

1.1     Introduction

1.2     Literature review

1.2.1 History of arginase

1.3     Occurrence and distribution of arginase

1.3.1 Bacteria

1.3.2 Fungi

1.3.3 Lichens

1.3.4 Yeast

1.3.5 Insects

1.4     The substrate: Arginase

1.5     Scientific classification of local goat

1.6     Aim and Objectives

Chapter TWO

2.0     Materials and methods

2.1     Materials

2.1.1 Apparatus used

2.2     Methods

2.2.1 Assay

2.3.2 Protein determination

2.3.3 Purification procedure

Chapter THREE

3.0     Results

3.1     Purification and Homogeneity

3.2     Effect of metal ion on arginase from kidney of a local goat

Chapter FOUR

5.0     Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendation

5.1     Discussion

5.2     Conclusion

5.3     Recommendations

References.