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Table 1 Free amino acid content of edible tissues exposed to the treatment

From: Biochemical changes and drug residues in ascidian Halocynthia roretzi after formalin–hydrogen peroxide treatment regimen designed against soft tunic syndrome

 

Amino acid content (mg/100 g muscle)

Amino acids

Control (n = 7)

0.5 × (n = 10)

1 × (n = 10)

2 × (n = 9)

Taurine (Tau)

1860.36 ± 357.57

1526.89 ± 186.85

1816.14 ± 242.77

1601.10 ± 247.87

Aspartic acid (Asp)

98.34 ± 47.38a

75.68 ± 30.71ab

57.42 ± 16.54bc

37.61 ± 28.71c

Threonine (Thr)

72.56 ± 29.51

78.14 ± 24.18

70.97 ± 22.51

87.15 ± 31.46

Serine (Ser)

47.49 ± 13.97

47.24 ± 10.11

57.21 ± 14.36

61.54 ± 20.62

Glutamic acid (Glu)

305.64 ± 54.55

248.89 ± 67.42

309.87 ± 67.07

295.48 ± 70.03

Glycine (Gly)

238.45 ± 57.63

183.81 ± 30.83

207.38 ± 33.59

183.10 ± 48.06

Alanine (Ala)

97.86 ± 22.88a

89.12 ± 13.86a

98.40 ± 18.56a

142.61 ± 45.83b

Citrulline (Cit)

0.29 ± 0.76

0.83 ± 2.61

2.26 ± 3.04

0.90 ± 1.45

Valine (Val)

23.85 ± 7.56a

27.13 ± 10.06ab

22.67 ± 10.05a

36.07 ± 13.19b

Cysteine (Cys)

5.22 ± 3.00a

3.80 ± 3.80ab

5.38 ± 2.88a

1.45 ± 1.66b

Methionine (Met)

15.09 ± 6.93

12.47 ± 5.04

11.71 ± 4.42

12.10 ± 3.42

Isoleucine (Ile)

19.08 ± 6.26

20.28 ± 7.14

17.67 ± 6.44

25.44 ± 8.85

Leucine (Leu)

27.92 ± 7.88

34.92 ± 14.07

26.16 ± 9.72

39.49 ± 11.85

Tyrosine (Tyr)

44.50 ± 21.21

27.68 ± 13.18

35.48 ± 28.24

46.99 ± 20.80

Phenylalanine (Phe)

23.20 ± 5.38

32.51 ± 8.87

25.86 ± 6.54

29.99 ± 7.62

Ornithine (Orn)

2.61 ± 0.80

2.49 ± 0.75

2.58 ± 0.74

2.31 ± 0.70

Lysine (Lys)

34.67 ± 8.98

38.28 ± 12.12

36.35 ± 6.27

33.25 ± 5.63

Histidine (His)

144.42 ± 40.33

120.30 ± 37.19

151.46 ± 49.64

145.57 ± 29.00

Arginine (Arg)

15.26 ± 4.53

19.46 ± 7.67

13.99 ± 4.21

12.66 ± 4.80

Proline (Pro)

688.83 ± 286.60a

453.67 ± 139.60b

607.11 ± 116.11ab

558.56 ± 96.81ab

  1. Values with different superscript letters are significantly different (p < 0.05)