Table 3. Amino acid content of the Crassostrea gigas (Magallana gigas) along the year in Gadeok-do, Gyeongsangnam-do
Amino acid (%) | 2021 | 2022 |
Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb |
Aspartic acid | 5.58 | 5.72 | 5.95 | 5.19 | 5.64 | 5.55 | 5.60 | 5.59 | 5.47 | 5.64 | 5.48 | 5.77 |
Threonine | 2.39 | 2.46 | 2.57 | 2.70 | 2.59 | 2.49 | 2.50 | 2.07 | 2.03 | 2.10 | 1.96 | 2.03 |
Serine | 2.56 | 2.63 | 2.73 | 2.88 | 2.76 | 2.67 | 2.70 | 1.79 | 1.75 | 1.80 | 1.73 | 1.75 |
Glutamic acid | 7.41 | 7.62 | 7.96 | 8.18 | 7.86 | 7.55 | 7.63 | 8.35 | 8.17 | 8.44 | 7.82 | 7.91 |
Proline | 3.72 | 3.81 | 3.92 | 5.17 | 1.90 | 4.54 | 2.76 | 2.37 | 2.66 | 2.36 | 3.96 | 2.53 |
Glycine | 3.25 | 3.34 | 3.48 | 3.48 | 3.35 | 3.21 | 3.25 | 3.69 | 3.61 | 3.74 | 3.69 | 3.93 |
Alanine | 3.03 | 3.12 | 3.24 | 3.29 | 3.17 | 3.07 | 3.09 | 3.31 | 3.23 | 3.34 | 2.76 | 2.91 |
Valine | 2.53 | 2.62 | 2.72 | 2.70 | 2.77 | 2.48 | 2.51 | 2.59 | 2.53 | 2.61 | 2.52 | 2.67 |
Isoleucine | 2.33 | 2.41 | 2.51 | 2.46 | 2.43 | 2.27 | 2.29 | 2.39 | 2.33 | 2.41 | 2.25 | 2.38 |
Leucine | 3.72 | 3.84 | 4.00 | 4.01 | 4.22 | 3.69 | 3.73 | 3.73 | 3.66 | 3.78 | 3.40 | 3.61 |
Tyrosine | 2.05 | 2.12 | 2.22 | 1.88 | 1.75 | 1.74 | 1.75 | 1.93 | 1.89 | 1.97 | 1.77 | 1.88 |
Phenylalanine | 2.14 | 2.23 | 2.32 | 2.32 | 2.17 | 2.14 | 2.17 | 1.96 | 1.92 | 2.00 | 1.92 | 2.03 |
Histidine | 1.65 | 1.71 | 1.79 | 2.19 | 2.31 | 2.33 | 2.30 | 1.52 | 1.44 | 1.49 | 1.55 | 1.61 |
Lysine | 4.70 | 4.81 | 5.09 | 4.58 | 4.13 | 3.96 | 4.01 | 3.88 | 3.77 | 3.90 | 4.03 | 4.28 |
Arginine | 5.22 | 5.29 | 5.65 | 3.73 | 3.67 | 3.51 | 3.56 | 4.08 | 3.81 | 3.91 | 4.26 | 4.50 |
Cysteine | 0.77 | 0.81 | 0.88 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.42 |
Methionine | 0.83 | 0.91 | 1.00 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.42 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.33 | 0.33 |