Contributions to the nutrition of the American crocodile Crocodylus acutus (Cuvier, 1807) in captivity

• Published in: Latin american journal of aquatic research Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 15 - 19
• Main Authors: Hernandez, Pablo, Soria, Hector, Farnes, Olimpia, Hernandez, Helios, Garcia, Rafael, Casas, Gustavo, Montoya, Cynthia, Vega, Fernando
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Spanish; Portuguese
• Published: Valparaiso Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Escuela de Ciencias del Mar 01.03.2018; Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar
• Subjects: Amino acids; Aquatic reptiles; Captivity; Crocodiles; Crocodylia; Crocodylidae; Crocodylus acutus; Crocodylus niloticus; Diet; Fish; FISHERIES; Fluorescence; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Glutamic acid; High performance liquid chromatography; Histidine; HPLC; Ictalurus punctatus; Leucine; Liquid chromatography; Liver; Lysine; MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY; Marine animals; Marine fishes; Mathematical analysis; Methionine; Muscles; Nutrition; OCEANOGRAPHY; Proteins; Terrestrial environments; Threonine; Tryptophan; México; Mexico; crocodile; chemical score; diet; feeding; protein; amino acids

In this work we evaluated the essential amino acid profile of muscle Crocodylus acutus and calculated their chemical score of main proteins used in their diet in captivity. The separation and identification of amino acids was carried out by high performance liquid chromatography coupled to a fluores...