Table 2.
Comparison of amino acid contents (g/100 g) between oysters of different sexes.
| Amino Acid | 2N | 4N | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Aspartic acid + | 0.74 ± 0.04 a | 0.95 ± 0.06 a | 0.82 ± 0.01 b | 0.95 ± 0.01 a |
| Threonine * | 0.40 ± 0.01 b | 0.48 ± 0.01 a | 0.46 ± 0.01 a | 0.49 ± 0.01 a |
| Serine | 0.40 ± 0.01 b | 0.54 ± 0.01 a | 0.44 ± 0.01 a | 0.49 ± 0.03 a |
| Glutamic acid + | 1.08 ± 0.01 b | 1.35 ± 0.03 a | 1.21 ± 0.01 b | 1.38 ± 0.04 a |
| Glycine + | 0.71 ± 0.04 a | 0.51 ± 0.01 b | 0.79 ± 0.04 a | 0.57 ± 0.02 b |
| Alanine + | 0.58 ± 0.01 a | 0.50 ± 0.01 b | 0.67 ± 0.02 a | 0.54 ± 0.02 b |
| Valine * | 0.42 ± 0.00 b | 0.49 ± 0.00 a | 0.49 ± 0.02 a | 0.50 ± 0.01 a |
| Methionine * | 0.22 ± 0.01 b | 0.29 ± 0.01 a | 0.22 ± 0.01 b | 0.28 ± 0.00 a |
| Isoleucine * | 0.40 ± 0.01 b | 0.48 ± 0.01 a | 0.45 ± 0.02 a | 0.48 ± 0.01 a |
| Leucine * | 0.62 ± 0.01 b | 0.72 ± 0.03 a | 0.68 ± 0.01 a | 0.72 ± 0.01 a |
| Tyrosine + | 0.30 ± 0.01 b | 0.38 ± 0.01 a | 0.31 ± 0.01 a | 0.35 ± 0.01 a |
| Phenylalanine *+ | 0.36 ± 0.01 b | 0.47 ± 0.00 a | 0.38 ± 0.00 b | 0.45 ± 0.01 a |
| Lysine * | 0.72 ± 0.01 a | 0.75 ± 0.03 a | 0.79 ± 0.04 a | 0.75 ± 0.00 a |
| Histidine * | 0.22 ± 0.01 b | 0.24 ± 0.00 a | 0.23 ± 0.00 a | 0.24 ± 0.01 a |
| Arginine | 0.62 ± 0.03 a | 0.58 ± 0.04 a | 0.70 ± 0.04 a | 0.59 ± 0.02 a |
| Proline | 0.42 ± 0.01 a | 0.46 ± 0.02 a | 0.47 ± 0.00 a | 0.51 ± 0.00 a |
| TAA | 8.17 ± 0.00 b | 9.16 ± 0.22 a | 9.08 ± 0.02 a | 9.24 ± 0.06 a |
| EAA | 3.35 ± 0.02 b | 3.92 ± 0.06 a | 3.69 ± 0.04 b | 3.88 ± 0.02 a |
| DAA | 3.75 ± 0.04 a | 4.14 ± 0.08 a | 4.16 ± 0.04 a | 4.22 ± 0.04 a |
* Essential amino acid. + Delicious amino acid. Different letters in the same row indicate statistical differences between samples at the p < 0.05 level.