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Free amino acids in Japanese eel eggs obtained by hormonal inducement
Author(s) -
Seoka M.,
Yamada S.,
Kumai H.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00470.x
Subject(s) - japanese eel , biology , yolk , proteolysis , hormone , amino acid , oocyte , zoology , japonica , biochemistry , endocrinology , medicine , fishery , embryo , botany , enzyme
Restriction proteolysis of the yolk proteins during the final oocyte maturation appears to result in the low content of free amino acids (FAA) and the unique FAA profile in Japanese eel Anguilla japonica eggs obtained by hormonal inducement.