Table 3.
Amino acid composition of thraustochytrid (MAN65 and MAN70) protein isolates.
| Amino Acid of TPI (mg/g) | MAN65 a | MAN70 a | SPI b | SPN c | FPI d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essential Amino Acids | |||||
| Aspartic acid | 72.4 | 90.7 | 118 | 60.5 | 101.8 |
| Alanine | 10.8 | 49.4 | 38.3 | 117.5 | 43.6 |
| Arginine | 158.2 | 70.8 | 75.7 | 3.6 | 108 |
| Glutamic acid | 146.5 | 143.7 | 212.9 | 112.3 | 185.1 |
| Glycine | 16.1 | 19 | 38.6 | 72.3 | 48.2 |
| Histidine | 110.6 | 132.6 | 29 | 9.2 | 21.8 |
| Serine | 33.7 | 40.5 | 54.8 | 26.9 | 47 |
| Threonine | 10.5 | 3.4 | 41 | 25.6 | 33.9 |
| Tyrosine | 22.6 | 26.1 | 37.1 | 9.8 | 25.6 |
| Non-Essential Amino Acids | |||||
| Cysteine | 5.6 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 51.5 | 10.7 |
| Isoleucine | 22.9 | 30.2 | 44.8 | 15.7 | 45.4 |
| Leucine | 47.6 | 61.3 | 70 | 18.1 | 54.9 |
| Lysine | 50 | 64.7 | 53.9 | 36.4 | 27.5 |
| Methionine | 14.2 | 13.8 | 9.3 | 45.2 | 18.6 |
| Phenylalanine | 27.1 | 35.1 | 53 | 10.1 | 53.1 |
| Proline | 33.9 | 34.5 | 52.9 | 7 | 37.7 |
| Tryptophan | 41.9 | 36.6 | nr | 7.5 | 20.4 |
| Valine | 34.4 | 43.4 | 44.1 | 41.7 | 55.2 |