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An improved method based on gas chromatography for determining the amino acid composition of commercially produced fish‐meal
Author(s) -
Moodie Iain M.,
Collier Grant S.,
Burger Jennifer A.,
Werb Barbara C.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740330408
Subject(s) - chromatography , gas chromatography , fish meal , fish <actinopterygii> , chemistry , hydrolysis , composition (language) , amino acid , meal , food science , biology , biochemistry , fishery , linguistics , philosophy
The development and refinement of a technique, based on gas chromatography, for the amino acid analysis of fish‐meal are described. Emphasis is placed on streamlining the procedure to facilitate handling samples on a routine basis. Experiments are described from which data are assessed for precision. Results from these experiments confirm that the hydrolysis step contributes significantly to the reduced precision encountered in this type of analysis.