Amino acid and Fatty acid Profiles of the Marine Gastropod Turbo brunneus (L. 1758) along the Gulf of Mannar Region of Thoothukudi

Abstract

The majority of marine mollusks of economic importance are distributed in the coastal zone of the Gulf of Mannar. In the present study amino acids and fatty acid profiles of Turbo brunneus have been carried out. Twenty amino acids were estimated in both male and female Turbo brunneus. Among them, the essential amino acids (EAA) 20.30% and non essential amino acids (NEAA) 7.90 were found to present in males and 24.30 % of EAA and 14.10% NEAA in females. Fatty acids profiles revealed the presence of SFA 4.91% and 6.65% in males and females respectively. MUFA recorded in males and females were 1.12% and 4.02% respectively. The PUFA estimated in the males and females were 4.17% and 5.64% respectively. The result of the present study shows that the tissue of marine gastropod Turbo brunneus is a valuable food for human beings as it contains well balanced amino acid and fatty acid contents.