Table 2 Amino acid composition (g amino acids/100Â g) (% dry basis) of A. franciscana (A) and unenriched Artemia tunisiana (B), and enriched with HUFA + vitamin C (C) for 24Â h
From: An attempt to improve the proximate composition of local Artemia strain (Wadi El Natrun, Egypt)
Amino acids | A. franciscana (A) | A. tunisiana | |
|---|---|---|---|
Unenriched (B) | Enriched (C) | ||
Arginine | 9.6 | 10.31 | 10.75 |
Glycine | 4.3 | 1.7 | 2.04 |
Valine | 6.31 | 6.41 | 5.7 |
Proline | 5 | 5.10 | 7.21 |
Leucine | 11.4 | 17.22 | 14.8 |
Histidine | 2.7 | 1.04 | 3.11 |
Phenylalanine | 8.6 | 2.49 | 4.76 |
Glutamic acid | 9.76 | 0.05 | 1.5 |
Aspartic acid | 9.3 | 9.8 | 4.31 |
Tyrosine | 4.6 | 0.36 | 2.8 |