Amino acid composition, protein content, and nitrogen-to-protein conversion factors of 21 seaweed species from Norwegian waters

• Published in: Journal of applied phycology Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 1001 - 1009
• Main Authors: Biancarosa, I., Espe, M., Bruckner, C. G., Heesch, S., Liland, N., Waagbø, R., Torstensen, B., Lock, E. J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.04.2017; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Algae; amino acid composition; Amino acids; Biomedical and Life Sciences; crude protein; Ecology; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; industry; Life Sciences; macroalgae; Nitrogen; nitrogen content; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; proteomics; Seaweed; Amino acids; N-Prot factor; Nitrogen; Protein; Macroalgae; Amino acids Macroalgae Nitrogen N-Prot factor Protein Seaweed

The Norwegian seaweed industry is expanding and there is a need for accurate estimates of protein content of seaweed species from Norwegian waters. A solid method to calculate protein content is through the sum of the proteomic amino acids; however, it can be expensive and beyond the capacities of m...