Amino Acid Composition of Bulk Protein of Euglena Grown in Waste Water

The amino acid content of bulk protein in a sewage-grown Euglena sp. was examined. Concentrations of the essential amino acids, threonine, histidine, tryptophan, and valine, were similar to those found in other algae. The concentration of alanine was much higher. Methionine was not found at all, proline only in traces, and other amino acids at low concentrations. These results indicate that the amino acid content of bulk protein of the species of Euglena studied resembles that of plants far more closely than that of animals.