Table 4.
Amino acid characteristics of Pleurotus ostreatus.
| Parameters | Ratio | Total amino acid groups | |
|---|---|---|---|
| mg/100 g | % | ||
| Total amino acids | 632.00 | 100 | |
| Total essential amino acids | 67.831 | 10.733 | |
| With histidine | – | – | |
| Without histidine | 67.831 | 10.733 | |
| Total non-essential amino acids | 564.169 | 89.267 | |
| Total acidic amino acids (Asp., Glu) | 492.121 | 77.867 | |
| Total essential amino acid/Total amino acid ratio | 0.11 | ||
| Total basic amino acids (Arg, lys, His) | 23.182 | 3.668 | |
| Total basic amino acid/ Total acidic amino acid ratio | 0.05 | – | – |
| Total neutral amino acids (Gly, Ala, Leu, Ile, Val, Phe, Pro, Met, Ser, Thr, Tyr, Cys, Gln, Asn, Trp) | 106.66 | 16.877 | |
| Total sulphur containing amino acids (Cys, Met) | 19.688 | 3.1152 | |
| % Cys in sulphur-containing amino acids | 9.3234 | 47.36 | |
| Total branched chain amino acids (Leu, Ile, Val) | 13.567 | 2.1467 | |
| Total aromatic amino acids (His, Trp, Tyr, Phe) | 10.3028 | 1.63 | |
| % Tyr in total aromatic acids | – | – | |