Effects of 6 days of exposure to terrestrial conditions on the contentsof various free amino acids (FAAs) and total FAA (TFAA) in the liver of Protopterus dolloi
| . | Content (μmol g−1 wet mass) . | . | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAA . | Immersed . | Terrestrial . | |
| Alanine | 0.127±0.048 | 0.092±0.012 | |
| Anserine | 0.009±0.003 | 0.003±0.001 (3) | |
| Arginine | 0.005±0.001 | 0.004±0.001 | |
| Aspartate | 0.670±0.153 | 0.545±0.114 | |
| Asparagine | n.d. | n.d. | |
| β-alanine | 0.012±0.002 | 0.009±0.001 | |
| Glutamate | 3.78±0.44 | 1.45±0.20 * | |
| Glutamine | 0.587±0.049 | 0.104±0.013 * | |
| Glycine | 0.195±0.024 (3) | 0.342±0.048 | |
| Histidine | 0.086±0.007 | 0.064±0.022 | |
| Isoleucine | 0.042±0.006 | 0.034±0.003 | |
| Leucine | 0.113±0.010 | 0.086±0.007 | |
| Lysine | 0.085±0.012 | 0.025±0.008 * | |
| Proline | 0.101±0.030 | 0.081±0.009 | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.047±0.010 | 0.034±0.006 | |
| Serine | 0.138±0.028 | 0.218±0.056 | |
| Taurine | 1.51±0.32 | 0.961±0.187 | |
| Threonine | 0.722±0.301 | 0.113±0.010 | |
| Tryptophan | 0.079±0.020 | 0.073±0.013 | |
| Tyrosine | 0.066±0.006 | 0.055±0.010 | |
| Valine | 0.092±0.016 | 0.084±0.004 | |
| TFAA | 8.69±1.21 (3) | 3.22±1.35 (3) * | |
| . | Content (μmol g−1 wet mass) . | . | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAA . | Immersed . | Terrestrial . | |
| Alanine | 0.127±0.048 | 0.092±0.012 | |
| Anserine | 0.009±0.003 | 0.003±0.001 (3) | |
| Arginine | 0.005±0.001 | 0.004±0.001 | |
| Aspartate | 0.670±0.153 | 0.545±0.114 | |
| Asparagine | n.d. | n.d. | |
| β-alanine | 0.012±0.002 | 0.009±0.001 | |
| Glutamate | 3.78±0.44 | 1.45±0.20 * | |
| Glutamine | 0.587±0.049 | 0.104±0.013 * | |
| Glycine | 0.195±0.024 (3) | 0.342±0.048 | |
| Histidine | 0.086±0.007 | 0.064±0.022 | |
| Isoleucine | 0.042±0.006 | 0.034±0.003 | |
| Leucine | 0.113±0.010 | 0.086±0.007 | |
| Lysine | 0.085±0.012 | 0.025±0.008 * | |
| Proline | 0.101±0.030 | 0.081±0.009 | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.047±0.010 | 0.034±0.006 | |
| Serine | 0.138±0.028 | 0.218±0.056 | |
| Taurine | 1.51±0.32 | 0.961±0.187 | |
| Threonine | 0.722±0.301 | 0.113±0.010 | |
| Tryptophan | 0.079±0.020 | 0.073±0.013 | |
| Tyrosine | 0.066±0.006 | 0.055±0.010 | |
| Valine | 0.092±0.016 | 0.084±0.004 | |
| TFAA | 8.69±1.21 (3) | 3.22±1.35 (3) * | |
Values are means ± s.e.m.N=4, unless otherwise stated in parentheses.
n.d.; not detectable (detection limit = 0.01 μmol g−1wet mass).
Significantly different from the corresponding immersed condition(P<0.05).