The Amino Acids Glutamic Acid and Alanine in Feed Increase the Alanine Content in Gonads of the Sea Urchin Mesocentrotus nudus

Taste is an important trait of sea urchin quality. Highly contained alanine in gonads of the sea urchin Mesocentrotus nudus results in desirable taste. Past studies hypothesized that high levels of glutamic acid and/or alanine in feed increase the alanine content in the gonads. To identify the amino...

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Main Authors: Satomi Takagi, Yuko Murata, Tomohiko Koshiishi, Yukio Agatsuma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00593/full