ISSN:
1439-0426
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
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Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
As the fact that feeding Spirulina can improve carcass uality of fish, this study describes the effect on muscle protein in red sea bream, Pagrus major. The fish were fed on a diet supplemented with 2%Spirulina for 95 days under commercial rearing conditions. Spirulina feeding elevated protein synthesis, which was estimated by muscle RNA/DNA and RNA/protein ratios. Muscle protein was fractionated into sarcoplasmic, myofibrillar, alkali-soluble and stromal fractions. The stromal fraction was significantly higher in the Spirulina- fed group. The proportion of the fractions approached that of wild fish somewhat by Spirulina- feeding. The results possibly indicate that Spirulina contributes to elevate protein assimilation and increase stromal fraction.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0426.1994.tb00153.x
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