Affiliation:
1. 1Fishery Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Manipur University, India.
2. 2Department of Zoology, Kamakhya Pemton College, Hiyangthang, India.
Abstract
Using a Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) technique, we were able to determine the amino acid profiles of a few different types of fresh water fish. The fish were taken from various bodies of water in Manipur. Lysine, phenylalanine and isoleucine were discovered to be the most abundant essential amino acids, whereas glutamic acid, aspartic acid and serine were found to be the most abundant non-essential amino acids. Mystus ngasep had the highest values for lysine (6.220 g/100 g), glutamic acid (14.326 g/100 g), and aspartic acid (9.166 g/100 g), followed by Systomus clavatus (4.390 g/100 g) and Tor tor (4.121 g/100 g) for phenylalanine and serine. There were statistically significant differences (p<0.05) between the fishes' amino acid profiles. Quantity of amino acids was used to determine quality of amino acids as well. From these findings, we can draw the conclusion that fish are a valuable resource for providing humans with essential amino acids and high-quality protein.
Publisher
Oriental Scientific Publishing Company
Subject
Drug Discovery,Environmental Chemistry,Biochemistry,General Chemistry
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