Table 3.
Amino acid composition (% total amino acids ± standard deviation) of freeze-dried Parastichopus californicus body wall and muscle bands.
| Amino acid | Body wall (N = 15; n = 3) | Muscle bands (N = 15; n = 3) |
|---|---|---|
| Alanine | 5.6* ± 0.1 | 5.0 ± 0.0 |
| Arginine | 8.4 ± 0.1 | 13.4* ± 0.1 |
| Aspartic acid | 11.8* ± 0.0 | 10.9 ± 0.1 |
| Glutamic acid | 13.1 ± 0.2 | 16.1* ± 0.0 |
| Glycine | 12.3* ± 0.2 | 4.8 ± 0.1 |
| Histidine | 1.7 ± 0.0 | 2.1* ± 0.0 |
| Hydroxyproline | 2.6* ± 0.0 | 0.3 ± 0.0 |
| Isoleucine | 3.6 ± 0.0 | 4.2* ± 0.0 |
| Leucine | 5.3 ± 0.0 | 7.6* ± 0.0 |
| Lysine | 4.1 ± 0.1 | 7.6* ± 0.0 |
| Methionine | 2.2 ± 0.1 | 2.3* ± 0.0 |
| Phenylalanine | 3.8 ± 0.0 | 4.1* ± 0.0 |
| Proline | 6.7* ± 0.1 | 3.8 ± 0.0 |
| Serine | 5.1* ± 0.1 | 4.4 ± 0.0 |
| Threonine | 5.7* ± 0.0 | 4.6 ± 0.1 |
| Tyrosine | 3.4 ± 0.0 | 3.5* ± 0.0 |
| Valine | 4.8 ± 0.0 | 5.3* ± 0.0 |
*
Denotes statistical significance between body wall and muscle bands at P < 0.05.