| Amino acid |
Culture period |
Amino acid
| Feb |
Mar |
Apr
|
May |
Jun |
Jul |
| Aspatic acid |
1311.08 ± 30.09a |
1370.98 ± 38.01a |
1350.66 ± 28.74a |
1248.37 ± 37.12b |
1197.13 ± 32.41c |
987.30 ± 29.07d |
| Threonine* |
662.58 ± 15.35a |
686.76 ± 15.65a |
685.58 ± 15.73a |
593.84 ± 11.69b |
519.70 ± 12.70c |
403.39 ± 3.13d |
| Serine |
622.40 ± 14.98b |
648.74 ± 7.75a |
643.88 ± 12.84ab |
584.90 ± 15.87c |
539.02 ± 13.64d |
460.76 ± 11.59e |
| Glutamic acid |
1490.24 ± 37.35b |
1563.56 ± 30.46a |
1541.39 ± 40.47ab |
1490.61 ± 30.71b |
1257.52 ± 8.65c |
1170.02 ± 18.63d |
| Proline |
518.72 ± 12.20bc |
544.67 ± 13.83a |
536.49 ± 10.88ab |
511.15 ± 8.81c |
485.48 ± 13.65d |
384.76 ± 7.06e |
| Glycine |
754.48 ± 14.36b |
787.88 ± 16.64a |
780.47 ± 12.97a |
686.67 ± 14.51c |
544.26 ± 9.64d |
526.76 ± 12.53d |
| Alanine |
913.89 ± 10.07b |
955.28 ± 19.29a |
945.36 ± 19.00ab |
867.07 ± 24.20c |
726.10 ± 12.95d |
718.06 ± 19.23d |
| Cystine |
N.D. |
N.D. |
N.D. |
N.D. |
N.D. |
N.D. |
| Valine* |
710.09 ± 15.14b |
743.50 ± 16.17a |
734.50 ± 17.42ab |
581.42 ± 15.16c |
515.00 ± 13.11d |
458.48 ± 11.91e |
| Methionine |
295.23 ± 6.77b |
312.42 ± 7.13a |
305.21 ± 6.73ab |
227.70 ± 6.28c |
211.71 ± 6.35d |
194.27 ± 3.56e |
| Isoleucine* |
572.64 ± 15.91b |
601.11 ± 12.59a |
592.24 ± 14.98ab |
524.88 ± 6.90c |
510.59 ± 6.78c |
443.58 ± 5.14d |
| Leucine* |
1077.85 ± 31.36b |
1131.59 ± 21.26a |
1114.74 ± 32.66ab |
941.52 ± 28.54c |
828.06 ± 12.26d |
626.19 ± 19.45e |
| Tyrosine* |
274.85 ± 5.60b |
292.06 ± 6.82a |
284.09 ± 6.35ab |
224.07 ± 4.65c |
193.09 ± 2.31e |
205.54 ± 5.27d |
| Phenylalanine* |
640.38 ± 14.90b |
673.29 ± 21.10a |
662.28 ± 15.18ab |
551.35 ± 13.22c |
490.96 ± 9.25d |
368.61 ± 7.66e |
| Histidine |
363.34 ± 10.38b |
368.28 ± 8.41ab |
376.21 ± 9.25a |
313.23 ± 8.08c |
283.56 ± 5.28d |
241.80 ± 4.95e |
| Lysine* |
642.57 ± 20.25b |
671.81 ± 13.22a |
664.74 ± 14.67a |
542.88 ± 11.71c |
493.55 ± 12.33d |
431.80 ± 9.64e |
| Arginine |
606.52 ± 13.83a |
627.61 ± 14.36a |
627.62 ± 12.39a |
529.72 ± 14.13b |
515.74 ± 14.81b |
458.52 ± 13.99c |
| Total |
11456.88 ± 261.03b |
13776.53 ± 366.56a |
11845.47 ± 251.11b |
10498.01 ± 363.89c |
9862.18 ± 7.70d |
7609.83 ± 206.81e |
|
aValues represent means ± standard error (n=3). Mean values in the same row followed by different letters differ significantly (p<0.05).
*Essential amino acid |
| Table 11: Seasonal variation of total amino acid contents in the dried sea tangle (S. japonica) cultured at Wando areaa |
