title: Proximate composition, amino acid and fatty acid composition of fish maws.
abstract: Fish maws are commonly recommended and consumed in Asia over many centuries because it is believed to have some traditional medical properties. This study highlights and provides new information on the proximate composition, amino acid and fatty acid composition of fish maws of Cynoscion acoupa, Congresox talabonoides and Sciades proops. The results indicated that fish maws were excellent protein sources and low in fat content. The proteins in fish maws were rich in functional amino acids (FAAs) and the ratio of FAAs and total amino acids in fish maws ranged from 0.68 to 0.69. Among species, croaker C. acoupa contained the most polyunsaturated fatty acids, arachidonic acid, docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapntemacnioc acid, showing the lowest value of index of atherogenicity and index of thrombogenicity, showing the highest value of hypocholesterolemic/hypercholesterolemic ratio, which is the most desirable.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biology , Lingnan Normal University , Zhanjiang 524048 , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.affiliation: b Department of Chemistry , Lingnan Normal University , Zhanjiang 524048 , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.affiliation: c Guangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Marine Biodiversity Conservation, Qinzhou University , Qinzhou 535000 , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Youhou
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biology , Lingnan Normal University , Zhanjiang 524048 , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yulin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: b Department of Chemistry , Lingnan Normal University , Zhanjiang 524048 , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Ziming
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: d Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences , Guangzhou 510300 , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Sigang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D000400:Air Sacs / Q000737:chemistry*; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D002397:Catfishes; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids; D004524:Eels; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D029941:Fish Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D005399:Fishes; D010473:Perciformes
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D029941:Fish Proteins; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids
keywords: amino acids; fatty acids; fish maw; proximate composition