Table 1. The free amino acid composition of the freeze-dried Sargassum fusiforme

	WD-A	WD-B	control
Essential amino acids
Valine	23.75±1.15^1)b2)	25.73±0.65^b	16.30±0.35^a
Isoleucine	3.65±0.35^a	5.10±1.08^b	4.10±0.36^ab
Leucine	7.75±0.85^a	11.63±0.40^b	7.57±1.24^a
Threonine	14.40±0.47^a	21.90±0.79^b	13.97±0.47^a
Lysine	3.80±0.44^a	3.27±0.81^a	3.80±0.60^a
Total	53.57±0.75^b	67.63±3.55^c	45.73±1.97^a
Non-essential amino acids
Taurine	32.10±0.23	-³⁾	-
Tyrosine	2.20±2.43	-	-
Aspartic acid	326.55±5.97^c	313.87±5.50^b	225.50±6.09^a
Serine	12.75±0.40^a	16.07±0.40^b	12.23±0.40^a
Alanine	271.50±5.70^a	369.83±7.52^c	308.13±7.85^b
Cystathionine	9.75±0.55^a	14.80±0.61^c	12.30±0.46^b
Glutamic acid	114.15±2.57^b	99.93±3.59^a	146.40±5.27^c
Glycine	4.60±0.12^b	3.50±0.26^a	8.50±0.17^c
Total	836.27±16.14^b	885.63±20.88^c	758.80±21.97^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.
Not detected.