Table 4.
Amino acids content of seaweed (ng 1/mg of dry basis sample).
| Amino Acids | Seaweed | p-Values | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BS 2 | GS 3 | ||
| Essential amino acids | |||
| Lysine | 13.66 ± 1.33 | 11.34 ± 1.61 | 0.3899 |
| Leucine | 4.76 ± 0.01 a | 2.84 ± 0.36 b | 0.0271 |
| Isoleucine | 5.87 ± 3.33 | ND | - |
| Valine | 2.06 ± 1.03 | ND | - |
| Phenyl alanine | 1.53 ± 0.42 | 2.40 ± 0.68 | 0.3938 |
| Threonine | 24.24 ± 0.56 a | 8.41 ± 1.51 b | 0.0042 |
| Histidine | ND | ND | - |
| Methionine | ND | ND | - |
| Arginine | 9.41 ± 0.64 | 8.32 ± 0.50 | 0.3093 |
| Glycine | 4.18 ± 1.89 b | 25.41 ± 1.83 a | 0.0150 |
| Tryptophan | ND | ND | - |
| Non-essential amino acids | |||
| Aspartic acid | 4.05 ± 0.38 a | 2.57 ± 0.25 b | 0.0401 |
| Glutamic acid | 12.34 ± 2.06 a | 5.70 ± 0.22 b | 0.0328 |
| Proline | ND | 15.67 ± 4.30 | - |
| Serine | 10.13 ± 0.47 | 8.40 ± 0.39 | 0.1053 |
| Tyrosine | ND | ND | - |
| Alanine | 3.77 ± 0.44 | 3.30 ± 0.07 | 0.4071 |
a,b Means with different superscripts in the same row indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05). ND = Not detected. Values are expressed as mean ± standard error, n = 3. 1 ng; Nanogram. 2 BS = Brown seaweed. 3 GS = Green seaweed.