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. 2017 Dec 21;55(2):721–729. doi: 10.1007/s13197-017-2983-z

Table 1.

Percent amino composition of shrimp protein hydrolysates obtained from Alcalase 2.4 L and Protamex with different DHs

Amino acids A10a A20b P10c P20d
Aspartic acid 11.18 11.76 11.43 11.71
Glutamic acid 14.78 14.99 15.44 15.15
Serine 3.75 3.85 3.69 3.79
Glycine 8.20 7.74 8.57 8.40
Histidine 2.22 2.08 2.23 2.15
Arginine 10.19 9.84 10.18 9.94
Threonine 3.64 3.71 3.60 3.66
Alanine 5.64 5.67 5.93 5.82
Proline 7.70 6.72 7.57 7.05
Tyrosine 2.83 2.90 2.51 2.70
Valine 4.12 4.03 3.79 3.93
Methionine 2.32 2.38 2.23 2.33
Cysteine 1.06 1.06 0.94 1.08
Isoleucine 3.73 3.95 3.42 3.57
Leucine 6.71 6.95 6.59 6.66
Phenylalanine 3.83 4.01 3.54 3.70
Lysine 8.11 8.37 8.34 8.36
HAAe 37.93 37.67 36.52 36.84
PCAAf 20.52 20.29 20.75 20.46
NCAAg 25.96 26.74 26.88 26.85
TEAAh 34.68 35.47 33.73 34.36

aA10: Shrimp hydrolysate by Alcalase DH 10%

bA20: Shrimp hydrolysate by Alcalase DH 20%

cP10: Shrimp hydrolysate by Protamex DH 10%

dP10: Shrimp hydrolysate by Protamex DH 20%

eHydrophobic amino acids (HAA): Alanine, Proline, Tyrosine, Valine, Methionine, Cysteine, Isoleucine, Leucine and Phenylalanine

fPositively charged amino acids (PCAA): Histidine, Arginine and Lysine

gNegatively charged amino acids (NCAA): aspartic acid and glutamic acid. Aromatic amino acids

hTotal essential amino acids: (TEAA): Histidine, Threonine, Valine, Methionine, Cysteine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Phenylalanine, Lysine