Food value of red tide (Gonyaulax polyedra).
Two harvests of ocean-growing red tide, comprised mainly of Gonyaulax polyedra, were evaluated in limited trials of rat feeding. The protein of red tide (25 to 30 percent, dry basis) supported growth satisfactorily. The essential amino acid composition of the protein closely resembles that of casein, the major protein of milk. As a marine resource, plankton represents a challenge for research.
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D002364:Caseins / Q000032:analysis; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000032:analysis*; D005243:Feces / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000652:urine; D010933:Plankton / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats
D000596:Amino Acids; D002364:Caseins; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D009584:Nitrogen