Open AccessIDENTIFICATION OF THE ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS OF THE FRESHWATER SHRIMP, Macrobrachium ohione 1
Author(s) -
Miyajima Lester S.,
Broderick Glen A.,
Reimer Rollin D.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
proceedings of the annual meeting ‐ world mariculture society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1749-7345
pISSN - 0164-0399
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1977.tb00122.x
Subject(s) - freshwater shrimp , valine , amino acid , shrimp , phenylalanine , isoleucine , methionine , leucine , macrobrachium , biochemistry , tyrosine , arginine , biology , histidine , alanine , complete protein , chemistry , decapoda , fishery , crustacean
The essential amino acids of the freshwater shrimp, Macrobrachium ohione were identified by radioactive assay using U‐ 14 C‐glucose. Those amino acids which incorporated little or no 14 C were arginine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tyrosine, and valine. It was inferred that Macrobrachium ohione could not synthesize these amino acids and thus, has a dietary requirement for them.