Table 2.
Amino acid profiles of the six seaweeds and ratios of the amino acid corresponding to the reference protein.
| Amino Acids | Alaria Esculenta | Fucus Serratus | Fucus Vesiculosus | Ulva Lactuca | Palmaria Palmata | Asparagopsis Taxiformis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total AA (g/100 g CP) | Ratio | Total AA (g/100 g CP) | Ratio | Total AA (g/100 g CP) | Ratio | Total AA (g/100 g CP) | Ratio | Total AA (g/100 g CP) | Ratio | Total AA (g/100 g CP) | Ratio | |
| L-Cys + L-Met | 0.35 ± 0.001 | 1.18 ± 0.001 | 0.15 ± 0.0001 | 0.92 ± 0.0001 | 0.89 ± 0.009 | 3.30 ± 0.009 | 0.02 ± 0.001 | 0.11 ± 0.001 | 0.49 ± 0.002 | 1.55 ± 0.002 | 0.07 ± 0.0002 | 0.25 ± 0.0002 |
| L-Trp | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 |
| L-Hydroxy Pro | 0.0 ± 0.0 | - | 0.0 ± 0.0 | - | 0.0 ± 0.0 | - | 0.08 ± 0.001 | - | 0.0 ± 0.0 | - | 0.0 ± 0.0 | - |
| L-Asp | 0.99 ± 0.002 | - | 0.98 ± 0.03 | - | 0.47 ± 0.02 | - | 0.94 ± 0.05 | - | 1.03 ± 0.006 | - | 1.50 ± 0.10 | - |
| L-Thr | 0.46 ± 0.009 | 1.15 ± 0.009 | 0.50 ± 0.005 | 2.19 ± 0.03 | 0.15 ± 0.013 | 0.41 ± 0.01 | 0.46 ± 0.002 | 1.63 ± 0.001 | 0.47 ± 0.03 | 1.10 ± 0.03 | 0.76 ± 0.034 | 1.88 ± 0.034 |
| L-Ser | 0.51 ± 0.02 | - | 0.63 ± 0.012 | - | 0.07 ± 0.0007 | - | 0.66 ± 0.001 | - | 0.51 ± 0.001 | - | 1.02 ± 0.048 | - |
| L-Glu | 1.41 ± 0.001 | - | 0.57 ± 0.01 | - | 1.71 ± 0.01 | - | 0.78 ± 0.003 | - | 1.52 ± 0.013 | - | 1.27 ± 0.05 | - |
| L-Pro | 0.48 ± 0.006 | - | 0.36 ± 0.017 | - | 0.34 ± 0.001 | - | 0.44 ± 0.01 | - | 0.44 ± 0.004 | - | 0.62 ± 0.008 | - |
| L-Gly | 0.53 ± 0.001 | - | 1.40 ± 0.08 | - | 0.17 ± 0.005 | - | 1.39 ± 0.05 | - | 0.58 ± 0.031 | - | 2.09 ± 0.02 | - |
| L-Ala | 0.63 ± 0.009 | - | 1.42 ± 0.02 | - | 0.46 ± 0.03 | - | 1.50 ± 0.04 | - | 0.63 ± 0.003 | - | 2.01 ± 0.06 | - |
| L-Val | 0.54 ± 0.002 | 1.31 ± 0.002 | 0.56 ± 0.018 | 2.43 ± 0.017 | 0.12 ± 0.001 | 0.32 ± 0.001 | 0.60 ± 0.004 | 2.02 ± 0.003 | 0.62 ± 0.008 | 1.40 ± 0.008 | 0.95 ± 0.024 | 2.29 ± 0.02 |
| L-Ile | 0.43 ± 0.03 | 1.30 ± 0.03 | 0.34 ± 0.01 | 1.85 ± 0.01 | 0.12 ± 0.001 | 0.39 ± 0.001 | 0.33 ± 0.006 | 1.39 ± 0.006 | 0.36 ± 0.001 | 1.04 ± 0.001 | 0.62 ± 0.01 | 1.87 ± 0.01 |
| L-Leu | 0.71 ± 0.004 | 0.91 ± 0.004 | 0.57 ± 0.01 | 1.30 ± 0.01 | 0.06 ± 0.001 | 0.08 ± 0.001 | 0.58 ± 0.008 | 1.03 ± 0.008 | 0.59 ± 0.002 | 0.71 ± 0.002 | 0.91 ± 0.02 | 1.16 ± 0.02 |
| L-Tyr + L-Phe | 0.47 ± 0.001 | 0.63 ± 0.001 | 0.33 ± 0.01 | 0.78 ± 0.01 | 0.85 ± 0.01 | 1.24 ± 0.01 | 0.31 ± 0.009 | 0.58 ± 0.009 | 0.43 ± 0.006 | 0.55 ± 0.006 | 0.46 ± 0.006 | 0.62 ± 0.006 |
| L-Lys | 0.53 ± 0.002 | 0.77 ± 0.002 | 0.40 ± 0.02 | 1.05 ± 0.02 | 0.18 ± 0.08 | 0.27 ± 0.08 | 0.29 ± 0.009 | 0.58 ± 0.009 | 0.56 ± 0.01 | 0.77 ± 0.01 | 0.46 ± 0.01 | 0.67 ± 0.01 |
| L-His | 0.50 ± 0.01 | 2.25 ± 0.01 | 0.10 ± 0.0002 | 0.76 ± 0.0002 | 0.57 ± 0.002 | 2.77 ± 0.002 | 0.08 ± 0.002 | 0.47 ± 0.002 | 0.47 ± 0.015 | 1.95 ± 0.015 | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.48 ± 0.01 |
| L-Arg | 0.70 ± 0.015 | - | 0.25 ± 0.009 | - | 0.12 ± 0.031 | - | 0.27 ± 0.002 | - | 0.60 ± 0.001 | - | 0.38 ± 0.014 | - |
All average values are represented with standard deviation based on two individual analyses. Significant difference between samples were observed for amino acid profile, p < 0.05; p value: 0.020.