Table 1.
Comparison of amino acid contents (g/100 g) between oysters of different ploidies.
| Amino Acid | 2N | 3N | 4N |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspartic acid + | 0.85 ± 0.05 a | 0.74 ± 0.01 b | 0.88 ± 0.01 a |
| Threonine * | 0.44 ± 0.01 a | 0.38 ± 0.01 b | 0.47 ± 0.01 a |
| Serine | 0.47 ± 0.01 a | 0.36 ± 0.02 b | 0.47 ± 0.02 a |
| Glutamic acid + | 1.21 ± 0.01 b | 1.15 ± 0.04 b | 1.29 ± 0.01 a |
| Glycine + | 0.61 ± 0.01 a | 0.49 ± 0.02 b | 0.68 ± 0.03 a |
| Alanine + | 0.54 ± 0.01 ab | 0.49 ± 0.03 b | 0.61 ± 0.02 a |
| Valine * | 0.46 ± 0.00 a | 0.40 ± 0.01 b | 0.50 ± 0.02 a |
| Methionine * | 0.26 ± 0.01 a | 0.23 ± 0.01 a | 0.26 ± 0.01 a |
| Isoleucine * | 0.44 ± 0.01 a | 0.38 ± 0.01 b | 0.46 ± 0.01 a |
| Leucine * | 0.68 ± 0.01 a | 0.54 ± 0.00 b | 0.70 ± 0.01 a |
| Tyrosine + | 0.34 ± 0.01 a | 0.28 ± 0.01 b | 0.33 ± 0.01 a |
| Phenylalanine *+ | 0.42 ± 0.01 a | 0.34 ± 0.00 b | 0.42 ± 0.01 a |
| Lysine * | 0.74 ± 0.02 a | 0.56 ± 0.01 b | 0.78 ± 0.02 a |
| Histidine * | 0.23 ± 0.00 a | 0.21 ± 0.01 b | 0.24 ± 0.01 a |
| Arginine | 0.61 ± 0.04 a | 0.44 ± 0.02 b | 0.65 ± 0.04 a |
| Proline | 0.44 ± 0.01 b | 0.50 ± 0.01 a | 0.49 ± 0.00 a |
| TAA | 8.67 ± 0.11 b | 7.45 ± 0.01 c | 9.16 ± 0.01 a |
| EAA | 3.64 ± 0.02 b | 3.03 ± 0.06 c | 3.79 ± 0.03 a |
| DAA | 3.95 ± 0.02 b | 3.48 ± 0.01 c | 4.19 ± 0.00 a |
* Essential amino acid. + Delicious amino acid. Different letters in the same row indicate statistical differences between samples at the p < 0.05 level.