Table 3 Comparison of free amino acids between sparganum-infected and normal muscle of Rana plancyi (mg/ml, N = 4)

1

Phosphoserine (P-Ser)

2.65 ± 0.18

4.5 ± 0.34

< 0.05 (0.001)

2

Taurine (Tau)

19.2 ± 3.64

36.62 ± 5.25

< 0.05 (0.037)

3

Urea (Ure)

246.99 ± 38.49

358.99 ± 57.63

n.s. (0.196)

4

Aspartic acid (Asp)^a

4.81 ± 0.27

12.2 ± 0.36

< 0.05 (0.000)

5

Threonine (Thr)^a

10.95 ± 1.24

33.06 ± 3.58

< 0.05 (0.000)

6

Serine (Ser)^a

12.51 ± 1.72

42.95 ± 6.17

< 0.05 (0.001)

7

Asparagine (Asn)^a

6.33 ± 0.52

25.8 ± 5.49

< 0.05 (0.007)

8

Glutamic acid (Glu)^a

12.58 ± 1.26

37.71 ± 6.46

< 0.05 (0.004)

9

Glutamine (Gln)^a

8.84 ± 0.67

35.17 ± 5.88

< 0.05(0.002)

10

Glycine (Gly)^a

12.8 ± 1.45

28.87 ± 3.38

< 0.05 (0.007)

11

Alanine (Ala)^a

24.89 ± 1.57

70.64 ± 9.32

< 0.05 (0.001)

12

Valine (Val)^a

12.55 ± 1.41

32.62 ± 3.76

< 0.05 (0.001)

13

Methionine (Met)^a

7.62 ± 0.90

20.7 ± 2.57

< 0.05 (0.001)

14

Isoleucine (Ile)^a

11.14 ± 0.97

29.55 ± 3.01

< 0.05 (0.000)

15

Leucine (Leu)^c

23.92 ± 2.45

75.12 ± 8.78

< 0.05 (0.000)

16

Tyrosine (Tyr)^b

10.66 ± 1.10

31.72 ± 2.20

< 0.05(0.000)

17

Phenylalanine (Phe)^b

9.98 ± 0.52

31.28 ± 3.56

< 0.05 (0.000)

18

Alanine (β-Ala)

9.5 ± 1.77

12.65 ± 0.29

n.s. (0.67)

19

Aminobutyric acid (γ-ABA)

0.14 ± 0.03

0.51 ± 0.11

 < 0.05 (0.009)

20

Histidine (His)^a

2.4 ± 0.81

29.84 ± 2.08

 < 0.05 (0.000)

21

Carnosine (Car)

718.69 ± 21.47

726.25 ± 55.90

n.s. (0.814)

22

Ornithine (Orn)

2.40 ± 0.81

9.86 ± 1.78

< 0.05 (0.004)

23

Lysine (Lys)^c

37.06 ± 2.35

109.22 ± 12.70

< 0.05 (0.000)

24

Arginine (Arg)^a

20.00 ± 1.08

59.83 ± 6.27

< 0.05 (0.000)

25

Proline (Pro)^a

8.00 ± 1.11

24.85 ± 2.22

< 0.05 (0.000)

26

Total amino acid

1247.94 ± 54.59

1889.85 ± 145.71

< 0.05 (0.003)