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Table 2 Amino acid composition of Garcinia kola seed protein isolate and enzymatic hydrolysate

From: Bioactivities of Garcinia kola enzymatic hydrolysates at different enzyme–substrate ratios

Amino acids

Concentration (g/100 g protein)

Protein isolate

Enzymatic hydrolysate

Leucine

8.55

9.54

Lysine

5.36

6.28

Isoleucine

3.63

4.06

Phenylalanine

4.35

3.99

Tryptophan

2.13

2.47

Valine

4.79

4.30

Methionine

2.06

2.38

Arginine

5.33

6.54

Histidine

1.85

2.62

Threonine

4.13

3.64

Proline

3.65

5.08

Serine

3.35

4.27

Tyrosine

3.96

3.61

Glycine

4.06

3.42

Cystine

1.82

1.82

Alanine

4.28

5.01

Glutamic acid

14.00

16.35

Aspartic acid

9.02

10.08

Essential amino acids

42.18

45.82

Non- essential amino acids

44.12

49.64

Hydrophobic amino acids

37.50

40.25

Hydrophilic amino acids

48.82

55.21

Basic amino acids

12.54

15.44

Acidic amino acids

23.02

26.43

Aromatic amino acids

10.41

10.07