The Effect of Feeding with Chironomid and Artemia on Fatty Acids and Amino Acids Profiles in Persian Sturgeon (Acipenser persicus) Larvae

Table 6

Comparison of amino acids of Persian sturgeon larvae and live foods after 11 days of feeding (mean ± SE; n = 3).

	Treatment 1	Live food		Treatment 2	Live food	Treatment 3	Live food		Treatment 4	Live food
	(Artemia + Daphnia)	Artemia	Daphnia	(Artemia)	Artemia	(Artemia + Chironomid)	Artemia	Chironomid	(Chironomid)	Chironomid
Arginine						4.21 ± 0.07^c		5.03 ± 0.10^b	4.32 ± 0.15	5.03 ± 0.10
Histidine						3.63 ± 0.13^b		4.78 ± 0.24^a	2.80 ± 0.78	4.78 ± 0.24
Leucine						5.60 ± 0.20^b		4.39 ± 0.06^c	5.28 ± 0.12^a	4.39 ± 0.06^b
Isoleucine						1.67 ± 0.01^b		1.35 ± 0.11^b	1.64 ± 0.09	1.35 ± 0.11
Lysine						6.16 ± 0.08^a		1.35 ± 0.09^b	5.88 ± 0.66^a	1.35 ± 0.09^b
Threonine						3.10 ± 0.27		2.96 ± 0.12	3.10 ± 0.13	2.96 ± 0.12
Valine						3.87 ± 0.24		3.87 ± 0.11	3.57 ± 0.01	3.87 ± 0.11
Methionine						2.61 ± 0.08^b		2.89 ± 0.08^b	2.61 ± 0.25	2.89 ± 0.08
Phenylalanine						8.24 ± 0.38^b			10.70 ± 0.00^b
Tyrosine						3.71 ± 0.66^b		6.01 ± 0.09^a	3.04 ± 1.61	6.01 ± 0.09
Aspartic acid						8.12 ± 0.74		9.09 ± 0.03	8.13 ± 0.95	9.09 ± 0.03
Glutamine						20.66 ± 0.12^a			20.61 ± 0.82	18.24 ± 0.06
Serine						5.01 ± 0.18^b		7.27 ± 0.07^a	6.79 ± 0.38	7.27 ± 0.07
Glycine						8.98 ± 0.01^b		6.55 ± 0.21^c	8.24 ± 0.12^a	6.55 ± 0.21^b
Alanine						5.92 ± 0.02		6.28 ± 0.26	5.62 ± 0.38	6.28 ± 0.26
Proline						5.05 ± 0.18^b		5.49 ± 0.08^b	5.71 ± 0.38	5.49 ± 0.08
Hydroxyproline						3.47 ± 0.10^a		1.21 ± 0.09^b	3.07 ± 0.24^a	1.21 ± 0.09^b
EAA						42.80 ± 0.36^c			42.95 ± 2.78	45.87 ± 0.00
Nonessential						57.20 ± 0.36^a			57.05 ± 2.78	54.13 ± 0.00

Dissimilar letters in each row indicate a significant difference between different treatments ().