TABLE 3.
Characterization of fish waste generated peptones.
Peptones | Total carbon (mg g–1) | Total organic carbon (mg g–1) | Total nitrogen (mg g–1) | Ash (%) | C/N | Reference |
Fish head | 405.1 ± 3.2 | 73.4 ± 0.3 | 98.1 ± 0.7 | 5.8 | 4.12 | |
Fish liver | 399.9 ± 2.3 | 66.2 ± 0.4 | 128.9 ± 0.8 | 6.3 ± 0.1 | 3.1 | |
Tryptone | N/A | N/A | 133 | 6.6 | 3.4 | Aspmo et al., 2005 |
Soytone | N/A | N/A | 94 | 12.0 | 4.4 | Aspmo et al., 2005 |
Yeast extract | N/A | N/A | 114 | 13.1 | 3.9 | Aspmo et al., 2005 |
*N/A, not available.