尼罗罗非鱼肌肉蛋白质双向电泳体系的建立

为建立1种尼罗罗非鱼肌肉组织蛋白质的双向电泳体系,实验将尼罗罗非鱼肌肉组织蛋白质提取后,用双向电泳(2-DE)分离蛋白质,分别对蛋白质样品的制备方法、IPG胶条长度及p H范围、SDS-PAGE凝胶浓度及染色方法4个关键因素进行了探索和优化。结果显示,采用液氮研磨-丙酮沉淀法制备样品蛋白质,使用24 cm p H 4~7的IPG胶条进行第一向等电聚焦电泳,第二向SDS-PAGE电泳采用浓度为12.5%的凝胶进行,双向电泳后的凝胶采用硝酸银染色法进行染色处理,该条件下扫描所得尼罗罗非鱼肌肉蛋白质二维电泳图谱具有蛋白质分离程度好、斑点清晰、分辨率高及横纹少等优点。研究表明,技术体系适用于尼罗罗非鱼肌肉蛋白质的分离,可用于后续罗非鱼肌肉蛋白质组学研究。     

摄食不同饵料对翘嘴鳜生长、体成分和消化酶活性的影响

为探究三种不同饵料对翘嘴鳜(Siniperca chuatsi)生长性能、体成分和消化酶的影响,实验选取初始体重为(113.56±11.82)g的翘嘴鳜900尾,随机分成3组,分别投喂活饵料鱼、冰鲜饵料鱼和商品饲料,进行60 d的养殖试验。结果显示:(1)冰鲜组、活饵组和饲料组翘嘴鳜的成活率、增重率、特定生长率和蛋白效率均无显著性差异。饲料组翘嘴鳜肥满度显著小于其他两组,肝体比和脏体比均显著大于其他两组。(2)三组翘嘴鳜体成分中的水分、蛋白质、粗脂肪和粗灰分均没有显著性差异。(3)翘嘴鳜肌肉各种氨基酸含量和总氨基酸量在三组之间的差异均不显著。饲料组翘嘴鳜肌肉中不饱和脂肪酸中的棕榈油酸、油酸、亚油酸、花生烯酸、EPA、神经酸、DHA的含量及总饱和脂肪酸、总单不饱和脂肪酸、总多不饱和脂肪酸均显著高于其他两组。(4)肝脏脂肪酶、肠道淀粉酶的活性在三组翘嘴鳜之间均没有显著性差异。冰鲜组翘嘴鳜肝脏淀粉酶、肠道脂肪酶活性均显著高于其他两组。结果表明:翘嘴鳜经过驯化可以摄食配合饲料,且不影响其生长性能。翘嘴鳜摄食饲料后,其肌肉氨基酸没有发生显著性的变化,不饱和脂肪酸的含量显著升高。     

中国明对虾肌肉组织蛋白质双向电泳技术体系的建立

为了探索并建立中国明对虾的肌肉蛋白双向电泳体系,实验将中国明对虾的肌肉组织溶解处理后,通过固相pH梯度胶条等电聚焦、SDS-PAGE垂直电泳对蛋白质进行分离,对不同的裂解液配方、IPG胶条的pH范围及其长度、等电聚焦程序、上样量等进行了优化,并分别利用银染和考染方法进行染色,应用PDQuest软件对图谱进行了初步分析.结果显示,中国明对虾肌肉蛋白的等电点主要位于4～7之间,裂解液中添加硫脲、CHAPS、DTT等,可以增加对虾肌肉蛋白的提取率;采用17 cm,pH 4～7的中型IPG胶条,主动水化上样120μg,适当延长除盐时间和等电聚焦时间,搭建盐桥,采用浓度为12.5％的二向分离胶和硝酸银染色,能有效提高双向电泳(2-DE)图谱中蛋白点的分离度和分辨率;建立的中国明对虾肌肉蛋白双向电泳体系具有良好的重复性和稳定性.     

鳜幼鱼配合饲料最适蛋白质含量初步研究

采用精制饲料蛋白质梯度法，以鱼粉蛋白和酪蛋白为蛋白源，测定鳜幼鱼配合饲料最适蛋白质含量。试验期平均水温２１℃；试验鱼为平均尾重１５９±２２ｇ幼鳜；试验饲料蛋白质含量梯度为０％—４９９％；养殖３０天后采用直线回归和抛物线回归计算初步确定，鳜幼鱼配合饲料蛋白质最适含量为４４７％—４５８％。对饲料蛋白质含量与饲料蛋白质利用率、饲料系数和投饲率的相关关系进行了讨论     

坛紫菜叶状体蛋白质双向电泳样品制备方法的比较

蛋白质样品的制备是双向电泳分析的关键。为探索适用于坛紫菜叶状体蛋白质双向电泳样品的制备方法,实验对3种常用植物蛋白质分离方法进行了优化和改进,并分别同3种蛋白质裂解液联用,比较了9种方法的总蛋白质得率及双向电泳图谱效果。结果发现,采用三氯乙酸/丙酮沉淀法与裂解液C(7 mol/L 尿素,2 mol/L 硫脲,2%CHAPS,2%TritonX-100,2% IPG Buffer pH 3~10,65 mmol/L DTT)联用的方法,坛紫菜叶状体的蛋白质得率最高,且双向电泳图谱显示此法获得的蛋白质点数最多,蛋白点形状规则,水平和垂直拖尾情况较轻,图像清晰。实验结果还发现,在进行双向电泳分析时,采用pH 4~7的胶条可以使坛紫菜叶状体蛋白质得到更为有效的分离。     

基于水温的鳜与鲢配套催产模式研究

为解决汉江上游流域鳜饵料鱼的配套问题,建立鳜与鲢配套催产模式,分析了水温对鳜和鲢人工繁殖中效应时间、孵化时间、开口时间等的影响,了解鳜和鲢人工繁殖各时间段与水温的相关性。结果表明:鳜孵化时间和开口时间与水温(18~28℃)显著相关,受精卵孵化时间(y)与水温(x)的关系式为y=41 058x~(-2.142 4),R~2=0.995 2,仔鱼开口时间(y)与水温(x)的关系式为y=-0.099 6x~2-5.226 0x+266.02,R2=0.961 4;鲢的效应和孵化总时间(y)与水温(16℃x32℃)的关系式为y=0.051 4x~2-4.924 4x+129.91,R~2=0.978 2;鳜、鲢配套催产时间(y)与水温(x)的关系式为y=-0.151 0x~2-0.301 6x+136.11。研究表明,在水温18~28℃条件下,可根据水温计算出鲢的催产时间,为在鳜人工繁育生产中进行开口饵料鱼的精准配套提供参考。     

尼罗罗非鱼雌雄鱼肌肉组织差异表达基因的筛选

应用引物退火控制技术(ACP)筛选尼罗罗非鱼雌雄鱼肌肉组织差异表达基因,寻找与雌雄鱼肌肉生长发育相关的候选基因。本实验从同等条件下养殖的尼罗罗非鱼群体中随机选取雌、雄鱼各5尾组成RNA池,采用引物退火控制技术,分析了两组个体肌肉组织差异表达基因。利用20对随机引物差异显示扩增,共获得8条ESTs,其中5个已知的ESTs分别为转录变体3(LOC100691543)、60S核糖体蛋白(RL3)、小白蛋白β样蛋白、肌型肌酸激酶M2-CK和转录因子Sox4,其余3个为未知的ESTs。实时定量PCR分析各差异表达基因在尼罗罗非鱼雌雄肌肉组织中的表达发现,8个差异表达基因中转录变体3与ACP6-Y在尼罗罗非鱼雄鱼肌肉组织中的表达均极显著高于雌鱼(P0.01),ACP3-X、60S核糖体蛋白(RL3)、小白蛋白β样蛋白、ACP15-X、肌型肌酸激酶M2-CK与转录因子Sox4在尼罗罗非鱼雌鱼肌肉组织中的表达均极显著高于雄鱼(P0.01)。结果表明,应用引物退火控制技术筛选获得了8个可能参与了雌雄鱼肌肉生长发育调控的ESTs,为进一步筛选雌雄鱼肌肉生长发育相关候选基因奠定了基础。     

鲢冻结过程中肌肉组织及蛋白质的变化

以鲜活鲢为研究对象，从肌肉组织冷冻切片，盐溶蛋白，Ca2 ,-ATP酶活性等角度研究在缓慢冻结条件下链的冷冻变性情况，并探讨链冷冻变性的要理，结果表明：冻结前后，链肌肉纤维组织 结构变化十分显著：链冻结至－35度后盐溶蛋白下降了14．8％；Ca2 -ATP酶活性变化则不明显。     

不同饲料对杂交鳜生长、成活率及体成分影响的比较

为了研究杂交鳜摄食非鲜活饵料鱼的生长情况,分别用冰冻饵料鱼和配合饲料饲喂杂交鳜10周,并以鲜活饵料鱼作对照,比较不同饲料对杂交鳜生长、成活率及体成分的影响。试验结果:鲜活饵料鱼组的杂交鳜生长最快,显著高于配合饲料组(P0.05),但与冰冻饵料鱼组之间无显著差异(P0.05)。杂交鳜的成活率在各处理组之间无显著性差异(P0.05)。配合饲料组杂交鳜的脂肪含量显著低于鲜活饵料鱼组和冰冻饵料鱼组,而蛋白质含量则显著高于鲜活饵料鱼组和冰冻饵料鱼组(P0.05)。冰冻饵料鱼组杂交鳜的蛋白质含量显著低于鲜活饵料鱼组(P0.05),但脂肪含量则高于鲜活饵料鱼组。试验结果表明,可用冰冻饵料鱼替代鲜活饵料鱼来饲喂杂交鳜,从而在一定程度上减少杂交鳜对鲜活饵料鱼的依赖。摄食配合饲料的杂交鳜虽然生长速度较慢,但其体成分中蛋白质含量相对较高,脂肪含量相对较低,鱼肉品质得到提高。     

饲料蛋白质和维生素C含量对黄颡鱼生长和免疫力的影响

将黄颡鱼种放养在网箱中,投喂蛋白质含量30.0%、38.0%或46.0%和维生素C磷酸酯0、500、1000或1500mg·kg-1的半纯饲料。50d的饲养表明:饲料蛋白质含量在38%～40%时,鱼的特殊生长率和蛋白质效率最高,饲料系数最低。饲料维生素C磷酸酯含量为847、850、994和634mg·kg-1时,血清总蛋白、γ球蛋白、溶菌酶活性最高,超氧化物歧化酶活力最低。饲料蛋白质含量从30%上升到38%时,鱼体蛋白含量由60.95%升到69.86%,脂肪由29.27%降至21.69%;达46%时,鱼体蛋白(64.35%)含量下降,而脂肪(26.06%)含量上升。饲料粗蛋白含量为38%时,鱼肌肉中饱和与单不饱和脂肪酸的含量分别极显著地低于和显著高于饲料粗蛋白为30%和46%组。后两组鱼肌肉n-3/n-6值极显著和显著高于饲料蛋白含量为38%时,两个高蛋白饲料组中,鱼肌肉中n-6系列多不饱和脂肪酸和亚麻酸含量极显著和显著高于饲料蛋白30%组。黄颡鱼种饲料中蛋白质和维生素C的最适含量分别为35.58%～40.60%和600～800mg·kg-1。     

发酵鳜鱼营养成分和安全性评价

文章对发酵鳜鱼(Siniperca chuatsi)肌肉中的营养成分(蛋白质、氨基酸、脂肪、脂肪酸、矿物质元素等)和安全指标[挥发性盐基氮(T-VBN)、硫代巴比妥酸值(TBA)、亚硝酸盐、生物胺、重金属元素等]进行检测,以评价其营养成分和安全性。结果表明,经发酵后的两款鳜鱼中水分和粗蛋白含量均低于新鲜鳜鱼,灰分、粗脂肪、鲜味氨基酸(天冬氨酸、谷氨酸和丙氨酸)、必需氨基酸、总不饱和脂肪酸、钠(Na)和钙(Ca)等含量均高于新鲜鳜鱼;两款发酵鳜鱼中氨基酸组成较为接近,其中1号发酵鳜鱼中灰分、粗脂肪、Na和Ca含量高于2号,而多不饱和脂肪酸和粗蛋白含量低于2号。在安全性方面,两款发酵鳜鱼重金属含量均未超标,TBA、T-VBN、亚硝酸盐和生物胺含量均高于新鲜鳜鱼;其中1号发酵鳜鱼中T-VBN和组胺含量高于2号,而TBA、亚硝酸盐和总生物胺含量低于2号。研究表明,发酵鳜鱼属于营养较全面且营养价值较高的发酵鱼制品,同时也需要进行品质控制以提高产品质量。     

黄条魳(Seriola aureovittata)肌肉营养组成分析与评价

为进一步认识和评价黄条(Seriola aureovittata)的营养与食用价值,本研究测定了其肌肉中的水分、蛋白质、粗脂肪、灰分、氨基酸、脂肪酸和矿物质等成分,并对其养殖及野生个体的肌肉营养成分组成进行了比较分析.结果显示,黄条肌肉中蛋白质含量较高,必需氨基酸和鲜味氨基酸含量丰富,完全符合FAO/WHO推荐的理想蛋白质标准,是一种优质蛋白供给源.根据AAS和CS分值,黄条肌肉的第一限制氨基酸为蛋氨酸,第二限制氨基酸为缬氨酸.黄条肌肉的脂肪含量高于三文鱼(Salmo salar)、金枪鱼(Thunnus thynnus)、石斑鱼(Epinephelus sp.)等,且肌肉中含有丰富的不饱和脂肪酸,不饱和脂肪酸与饱和脂肪酸比值较高,特别是EPA+DHA的含量高,具有较优的口感鲜度和较高的营养价值.另外,黄条肌肉中含有多种机体新陈代谢所需的矿物质,经常食用可促进人体新陈代谢水平.比较发现,养殖黄条较野生黄条具有相对较高的脂肪含量和较低的水分含量,比能值(EP)分别为13.44 kJ/g和8.68 kJ/g,其他营养成分无显著差异,表明养殖与野生黄条肌肉营养价值相似.综上所述,黄条肌肉蛋白质和脂肪质量较高,口感鲜美,营养成分丰富,是一种值得大力开发养殖的海产经济鱼类.     

乌鳢抽出物成分的研究

分析了乌鳢(Channaargus)即杀后背肉、腹肉、尾部肉、肝脏、生殖腺中ATP关联化合物、游离氨基酸、多胺、糖元及糖酵解中间代谢物、有机酸等的含量。ATP关联化合物在肌肉中的总量为7.5～8.0μmol·g-1。ATP在背肉含量为3.9μmol·g-1,腹肉为4.1μmol·g-1,尾部肉为4.7μmol·g-1。运动激烈的尾部肉ATP占63%,含量相当高。肝脏中有少量的腺苷与肌苷酸一起被检出,据此可认为ATP的分解存在两个途径。游离氨基酸总量在背肉中为436.0mg·(100g)-1,腹肉中为405.0mg·(100g)-1,尾部肉中为356.3mg·(100g)-1。牛磺酸和甘氨酸为主要氨基酸,占68%～73%。丙氨酸和谷氨酸也相当高的含量检出。肌肉中的多胺检出为精胺和亚精胺,肝脏和生殖腺中有较高浓度的腐胺及亚精胺和精胺检出。即杀后糖元的量约占肌肉的0.5%,还有相当多的葡萄糖和6磷酸葡萄糖的糖酵解中间代谢物以及其最终产物乳酸的大量检出。     

罗非鱼无乳链球菌LrrG-Sip融合蛋白免疫原性研究

为探究无乳链球菌LrrG(Leucine-rich repeat protein from GBS)和表面免疫原性蛋白Sip(surface immunogenic protein)串联表达的LrrG-Sip重组融合蛋白的免疫原性,该研究将原核表达的LrrG-Sip重组融合蛋白分别以0.5μg·g~(-1)(R1组)、1.0μg·g~(-1)(R2组)和1.5μg·g-1(R3组)每尾200μL腹腔注射免疫尼罗罗非鱼(Oreochromis niloticus),同时以Sip蛋白(S组)、LrrG蛋白(L组)以及PBS(P组)作为对照。2周后对所有免疫鱼体进行无乳链球菌(Streptococcus agalactiae)人工攻毒,攻毒剂量为其半致死浓度(LD_(50):4.0×108CFU·mL~(-1))。结果显示LrrG-Sip重组融合蛋白R1组对尼罗罗非鱼的相对免疫保护率最高,达89.14%;且免疫后第14和第28天,该组鱼体血清抗体OD_(450nm)值分别达0.63和0.64,均显著高于单一蛋白对照组(S和L组)和PBS组(P0.05);R1组鱼体血清过氧化物酶(POD)和碱性磷酸酶(AKP)活性在上述2个时间点也显著高于其他组(P0.05);但溶菌酶(LZM)和总超氧化物歧化酶(T-SOD)活性与其他组之间差异不显著(P0.05)。初步表明LrrG-Sip重组融合蛋白具有良好的免疫原性,其免疫原性明显优于单个蛋白,且能有效减少免疫剂量。     

Protein digestibility and amino acid availability of several protein sources for juvenile Chinese hairy crab Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne‐Edwards (Decapoda,Grapsidae)

Apparent and true values of protein digestibility (APD vs. TPD) and amino acid availability (AAAA vs. TAAA) of casein, gelatin, fish meal, shrimp meal, soybean meal and spirulina meal were determined for juvenile Chinese hairy crab Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne‐Edwards. Assay diets were prepared by incorporation of 20% of a protein source into a reference diet. A protein‐free diet (PFD) was used to estimate the metabolic faecal nitrogen (MFN) content and amino acid composition (MFAA). MFN content was 445.3 mg 100 g^?1 PFD. MFAA ranged from 19.6 mg 100 g^?1 PFD for tryptophan to 228.5 mg 100 g^?1 PFD for glutamic acid. Casein and gelatin trended towards higher APD, while fish meal had the lower APD and TPD. Although there was reasonable agreement between protein digestibility and average amino acid availability, protein sources had significant effects on AAAA and TAAA. For total amino acids and most individual amino acids, casein and gelatin were relatively higher both in AAAA and in TAAA, soybean meal and spirulina meal intermediate, while fish meal was lower. Data of AAAA and TAAA suggest that soybean meal and spirulina meal could be used as substitutes for animal proteins. Individual AAAAs and TAAAs were variable within and among protein sources. Those results suggest that determination of amino acid availabilities is necessary for the more accurate and economical feed formulation.     

Biochemical differences in lateral muscle of wild and farmed gilthead sea bream (series Sparus aurata L.)

Red and white muscle from specimens of wild and farmed gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) were analyzed for histochemical ATPase activity, total protein content, fatty acids, trace element concentrations and myosin isoforms. The fibre type composition of muscle samples was confirmed histochemically by the ATPase reaction, which did not show any differences between the two groups of animals. Myosin ATPase activities, myosin and protein yields were significantly higher in white muscle than in the red muscle and for the red muscle the latter two parameters were higher in wild fish. Fatty acid profiles revealed differences between the two groups of animals, probably because of the fatty acid composition of the diets. Zinc, copper and iron concentrations were higher in red muscle than in white muscle; muscles from wild fish were significantly richer in trace elements. No separation of fast and slow heavy chains of myosin could be obtained on SDS-gel electrophoresis, but two dimensional electrophoresis revealed the presence of three light chains in white muscle (LC1F, LC2F, LC3F), and two main types in red muscle (LC1S, LC2S). Small, variable percentages of LC3F were found in the red muscle samples, especially in the wild fish. It is concluded that the different environmental conditions, experienced by wild and farmed fish, have significantly influenced the biochemical composition of their lateral muscle.     

Fatty acid composition of the ingested food only slightly affects physicochemical properties of liver total phospholipids and plasma membranes in cold-adapted freshwater fish

The fatty acid content, fatty acid molecular species composition, and fluidity of phospholipid vesicles and plasma membranes of livers of fish feeding on phytoplankton (silver carp, Hypophthalmichtys molitrix), zooplankton, (big head carp, Hypophtalmitrix nobilis), higher plants, (grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella), and omnivorous fish, (common carp, Cyprinus carpio), adapted to reduced temperatures, was determined. Levels of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) were highest in silver and big head carp and lowest in common carp. Differences in long chain PUFAs were poorly reflected in fluidity, determined either by fluorescence anizotropy of 1,6-diphenyl 1,3,5-hexatriene or rotational correlation time of 16-doxyl- stearic acid, of phospholipid vesicles. Phospholipid vesicles of C. caripo and C. idella proved to be slightly more rigid than of H. molitrix and H. nobilis below ca. 15 °C. These differences were not seen with isolated plasma membranes assessed with 1,6-diphenyl 1,3,5-hexatriene. Using electron spin resonance spectroscopy plasma membranes from H. molitrix proved to be more fluid than those from C. carpio below ca. 15 °C. Phosphatidylethanolamines were abundant in 1-monounsaturated, 2-polyunsaturated (18:1/22:6, 18:1/20:4) species with H. molitrix and H. nobilis more rich in these species than C. carpio and C. idella. It is suggested that differences in fluidities of phospholipid vesicles below 15 °C is due to differences in levels of the above molecular species. In native membranes these differences may be masked by proteins and other membrane components. It is also suggested that it is not the fatty acid composition of the ingested food but the specific response of the fish to temperature that is the most important factor controlling the physicochemical properties of membranes during thermal adaptation.     

Dietary plant protein utilization in Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua L.

The present trials aimed to investigate the effects of replacing fish meal with plant proteins in diets for cod, using a regression design where fish meal constituted the control. The plant protein diets were formulated to meet the amino acid requirements according to NRC (1993) and contained corn gluten meal, soybean meal, a mixture of these, or a mixture of wheat gluten meal and soybean concentrate. The plant protein fraction constituted up to 440 g kg⁻¹ of the extruded diet. Two feeding experiments were conducted, one at high (11 °C) and one at low (6.5 °C) temperature. High growth and feed utilization were obtained in all diet groups at both temperatures. However, only in Exp.1 (11 °C), growth and feed utilization were linearly reduced by increases in dietary soybean and corn gluten meal, while no such effect was detected in Exp.2 (6.5 °C). Reductions in protein retention were seen at both temperatures with use of all evaluated plant protein sources. Due to large amounts of plant protein ingredients in diet, differences in diet amino acid composition were seen. These were partly reflected in the muscle free amino acid pool. Dietary plant ingredients did not affect whole body, liver or muscle proximate compositions, or liver indices. In both experiments, blood parameters were within the range of earlier reported normal values and indicated, together with low mortality, good fish health status. The results show that there is high potential to use protein‐rich plant ingredients in diets for Atlantic cod.     

Amino acids composition difference and nutritive evaluation of the muscle of five species of marine fish, Pseudosciaena crocea (large yellow croaker), Lateolabrax japonicus (common sea perch), Pagrosomus major (red seabream), Seriola dumerili (Dumeril's amberjack) and Hapalogenys nitens (black grunt) from Xiamen Bay of China

A study was conducted to investigate the muscle amino acid profiles of five species of marine fish, Pseudosciaena crocea (large yellow), Lateolabrax japonicus (common sea perch), Pagrosomus major (red seabream), Seriola dumerili (Dumeril's amberjack) and Hapalogenys nitens (black grunt). These carnivorous fishes, all of which belong to the Perciforms, were sampled from Xiamen Bay. Chemical analysis shows significant difference (P < 0.01) among the five species in the muscle total amino acids (TAA). Lateolabrax japonicus has the highest level of TAA in muscle tissues. Significant difference in muscle total essential amino acid (TEAA) and total non‐essential amino acid (TNEAA) were also found among the five species. Lateolabrax japonicus has the highest TEAA level, and H. nitens has the highest level of TNEAA level. Significant difference (P < 0.01) existed in specific EAA except for lysine (P > 0.05). The significant difference (P < 0.05) of the A/E ratios [(each essential amino acid content/total essential amino acid content including cystine and tyrosine) ×1000] based on the essential amino acid composition of muscle tissue from the five species were found in lysine, histidine, methionine, cystine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, and arginine, except for threonine, phenylalanine and tyrosine. These differences indicate that the amino acids profile is species specific for the five species and their essential amino acid requirements are greatly different although they were fed similar feed. In contrast to the reference amino acid profile recommended by FAO/WHO, muscle proteins of each fish were all rich in lysine, the S‐containing amino acids and threonine, but histidine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine and tyrosine were deficient for children's diets. The first limiting amino acid was histidine for P. crocea and L. japonicus, valine for P. major and H. nitens, leucine for S. dumerili. The amino acid score was 66.8, 76.7, 78.4, 84.0 and 95.7 for P. crocea, L. japonicus, P. major, H. nitens and S. dumerili, respectively. In the adult human diet the muscle protein of the five species of marine fish can almost fulfil the requirements of all essential amino acids except for the histidine of P. crocea and L. japonicus and thus can serve as supplemental source of protein in cereal‐based adults diets if we reinforce the histidine correspondingly. Therefore, increasing the proportion of marine fish in the diet of the people in the area where paddy rice and wheat are the main protein sources is an effective way to enhance the nutrition value of food and improve the nutrition status of the developing countries. Moreover, all of five marine fish species contained a comparatively high content of glutamic acid and arginine, which are beneficial to the patients under such conditions as trauma, burn injury, massive small‐bowel resection and renal failure.