Table 2. Amino acid composition in hepatopancreas and muscle of E. sinensis (g/100 g, dry weight).
| Amino acid | Hepatopancreas | Muscle | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNAi | Control | RNAi | Control | |
| Asp | 2.70 ± 0.02** | 2.49 ± 0.04 | 3.89 ± 0.13* | 3.52 ± 0.13 |
| ThrA | 1.23 ± 0.01** | 1.13 ± 0.02 | 1.78 ± 0.07* | 1.60 ± 0.04 |
| Ser | 1.04 ± 0.01** | 0.92 ± 0.01 | 1.69 ± 0.05* | 1.54 ± 0.05 |
| Glu | 2.92 ± 0.01** | 2.68 ± 0.05 | 5.49 ± 0.14* | 5.02 ± 0.18 |
| Gly | 1.27 ± 0.01** | 1.16 ± 0.01 | 2.16 ± 0.08 | 2.12 ± 0.05 |
| Ala | 1.25 ± 0.01** | 1.12 ± 0.02 | 2.39 ± 0.08* | 2.23 ± 0.06 |
| ValA | 1.29 ± 0.02** | 1.15 ± 0.02 | 2.01 ± 0.08 | 1.89 ± 0.05 |
| MetA | 0.35 ± 0.10 | 0.28 ± 0.20 | 0.66 ± 0.15** | 0.24 ± 0.04 |
| IleA | 0.88 ± 0.02 | 0.83 ± 0.04 | 1.67 ± 0.02** | 1.54 ± 0.04 |
| LeuA | 1.75 ± 0.01** | 1.61 ± 0.03 | 2.77 ± 0.06** | 2.54 ± 0.06 |
| Tyr | 1.18 ± 0.01** | 1.10 ± 0.01 | 1.68 ± 0.10 | 1.50 ± 0.13 |
| PheA | 1.24 ± 0.04* | 1.14 ± 0.03 | 1.49 ± 0.10 | 1.36 ± 0.15 |
| HisA | 0.60 ± 0.02* | 0.56 ± 0.00 | 1.13 ± 0.03* | 1.03 ± 0.05 |
| LysA | 1.58 ± 0.00** | 1.45 ± 0.03 | 2.59 ± 0.09* | 2.34 ± 0.09 |
| Arg | 1.58 ± 0.02* | 1.54 ± 0.02 | 3.45 ± 0.14* | 3.17 ± 0.08 |
| Pro | 1.11 ± 0.02 | 1.05 ± 0.06 | 2.19 ± 0.10* | 2.02 ± 0.01 |
| TEAA | 8.93 ± 0.08** | 8.15 ± 0.22 | 14.10 ± 0.35* | 12.53 ± 0.45 |
| TNEAA | 13.06 ± 0.05** | 12.04 ± 0.11 | 22.95 ± 0.79* | 21.14 ± 0.62 |
| TEAA/TNEAA | 0.68 ± 0.01 | 0.68 ± 0.02 | 0.62 ± 0.01** | 0.59 ± 0.01 |
| TAA | 21.99 ± 0.11** | 20.19 ± 0.33 | 37.06 ± 1.13* | 33.67 ± 1.10 |
Notes.
Significant difference (P < 0.05).
Extremely significant difference (P < 0.01).
- A
- essential amino acid
- TEAA
- total essential amino acid
- TNEAA
- total non-essential amino acid
- TAA
- total amino acid