Table 2. The constitutive amino acid composition of the freeze-dried Sargassum fusiforme

	WD-A	WD-B	control
Essential amino acids
Valine	494.35±3.42^1)b2)	512.77±5.09^c	448.60±4.38^a
Isoleucine	348.80±3.27^b	360.40±1.10^b	327.13±6.73^a
Leucine	671.15±8.28^b	730.27±9.49^c	638.50±12.03^a
Lysine	607.65±9.62^b	626.07±4.11^b	570.83±3.94^a
Threonine	502.15±4.52^b	547.50±16.67^c	460.20±5.17^a
Histidine	280.75±0.65^b	274.13±13.32^b	238.83±3.34^a
Methionine	253.75±1.24^a	280.73±6.52^b	241.90±3.35^a
Phenylalanine	383.35±7.08^a	414.10±3.45^b	379.20±6.55^a
Total	3,572±36^b	3,746±54^c	3,305±37^a
Non-essential amino acids
Aspartic acid	1,232±22.37^b	1,246±32.49^b	1,051±8.49^a
Serine	446.25±7.05^b	482.47±19.45^c	419.90±6.25^a
Glutamic acid	1,301±29.83^b	1,435±25.38^c	1,176±19.01^a
Glycine	459.65±9.37^b	476.93±8.71^b	425.40±8.77^a
Alanine	441.75±3.65^b	443.03±13.31^b	391.07±4.12^a
Cysteine	739.60±11.10^a	847.93±20.77^b	722.07±7.09^a
Tyrosine	179.95±3.20^a	200.50±3.80^b	181.90±4.48^a
Arginine	191.30±14.64^a	224.33±14.13^b	185.03±2.73^a
Proline	242.35±25.51^ab	279.33±3.65^b	236.33±2.29^a
Total	8,869±165^b	9,381±159^c	8,094±110^a

All values are mean±SD (n=3).
Means with different superscripts within each row are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.