Table 3.
Total amino acid contents in commercial dr ied lavers (Unit : mg/100 g)

Amino acid	Area
	Seocheon	Wando	Goheung	Busan
	Threonine	1,167.94±14.761)d2)	1,519.81±7.72a	1,236.74 ±5.49c	1,349.25 ±6.83b
Valine	1,339.77±8.74c	1,615.78±5.06a	1,320.73 ±6.74d	1,485.33 ±6.57b
Methionine	214.67±4.87b	294.36±6.27a	85.18±3.97d	105.43±4.07c
Isoleucine	796.81±6.48c	991.44±7.37a	767.58±7.36d	882.84±7.48b
Leucine	1,639.00 ±5.74d	2,088.28±6.79a	1,719.48 ±8.04c	1,908.80 ±8.69b
Phenylalanine	863.24±5.87c	1,076.57±11.20a	876.94±5.84c	971.50±6.56b
Lysine	1,135.35 ±4.92d	1,462.03±8.55a	1,172.01 ±8.30c	1,299.95 ±8.35b
Total EAA3)	7,156.80±25.85c	9,048.28±5.64a	7,178.65±23.26c	8,003.11 ±7.39b
Aspatic acid	1,883.54±12.73d	2,542.31±10.14a	2,065.00±50.69c	2,326.82 ±4.54b
Serine	1,006.88±6.76c	1,353.96±6.09a	1,192.60±58.43b	1,235.48 ±5.22b
Glutamic acid	2,436.10±5.53c	3,050.50±8.45a	2,437.34 ±4.48c	2,684.41 ±6.95b
Proline	1,166.20±5.90c	1,376.23±5.92a	1,164.86 ±4.96c	1,328.65 ±6.05b
Glycine	1,379.01±8.58c	1,706.97±6.68a	1,354.78 ±5.39d	1,492.48 ±6.79b
Alanine	2,238.72 ±8.10d	3,100.00±4.69a	2,763.68 ±6.16c	3,051.34 ±8.78b
Cystine	36.19±3.13b	91.99±3.79a	12.64±1.09d	20.38±2.83c
Histidine	437.81±6.08d	493.84±6.99b	461.40±8.33c	543.99±6.06a
Tyrosine	355.58±5.83c	587.24±9.02a	375.79±4.87b	383.77±7.30b
Ammonia	1,030.41 ±5.47d	1,131.03±6.51c	1,404.96±10.60b	1,552.82±8.35a
Arginine	1,063.56 ±5.96d	1,499.81±7.58a	1,088.12 ±7.22c	1,224.10 ±7.50b
Total AA4)	20,190.80 ±30.45d	25,982.15±27.90a	21,499.83 ±36.32c	23,847.35 ±26.42b

Values are mean SD (n=3).
Means with different letters in the same row are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan's multiple range test.
Total EAA : Total essential amino acid
Total AA : Total amino acid