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From: Neurotoxic non-protein amino acids in commercially harvested Lobsters (Homarus americanus H. Milne-Edwards)

Figure 2

Concentration of non-protein amino acids in excised tissues of American Lobster (Homarus americanus). (A) β-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA); (B) N-(2-aminoethyl)glycine (AEG); (C) 2,4-diaminobutyric acid (DAB); (D) β-aminomethyl-L-alanine (BAMA). Amino acids detected in the trichloroacetic acid extraction are identified in solid bars. Amino acids detected in precipitated proteins are identified in cross hatch bars. Non-detected values were replaced with 1/5th the limit of detection for statistical analysis. Asterisk denotes significant statistical differences (student’s t-test) between free and protein-bound fractions at p < 0.05 (n = 8 except claws (n = 15) and eggs (n = 4)).

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