Synergistic effects of dietary methionine and taurine on growth performance, blood parameters, expression in hepatic sulfur-metabolism genes, and flesh quality of large Nile tilapia

Urbich, Allan Vinnícius; Furuya, Wilson Massamitu; Michelato, Mariana; Panaczevicz, Paola Aparecida Paulovski; Cruz, Thaís Pereira da; Furuya, Leonardo Barriviera; Marinho, Marina Tolentino; Gonçalves, Giovani Sampaio; Furuya, Valéria Rossetto Barriviera

doi:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2022.115291

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“…Some species like Asian seabass [18] and largemouth bass [17] need dietary methionine supplementation to have the best growth performance, when fed a plant-based diet; conversely, meagre [19] and California yellowtail [20] need dietary taurine supplementation to exhibit the highest growth performance. However, combination of taurine and methionine inclusion in Persian sturgeon diet supports the highest growth and feed efficiency, which is partially similar to the results obtained in Atlantic salmon [21] and Nile tilapia [22]. Taurine and methionine are known as immunostimulant amino acids in fish.…”

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“…On the other hand, in meagre, Argyrosomus regius, and California yellowtail, Seriola dorsalis, taurine supplementation has supported higher growth rate, but no positive effects of methionine supplementation have been observed [19,20]. Some species such as Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, and Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, have shown the best growth performance, when both taurine and methionine have been added to their diet [21,22]. Therefore, there is a need for further studies on other fish species to better understand the interaction between these sulfur amino acids.…”

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Improvement of Growth Performance, Hepatic and Erythrocyte Antioxidant Capacity, Innate Immunity, and Biochemical Parameters of Persian Sturgeon, Acipenser persicus, by Sulfur Amino Acids’ Supplementation

Hoseini

Abbasi

Kulikov

et al. 2022

Aquaculture Nutrition

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The present study was aimed at determining the effects of taurine and/or methionine addition to a plant-based diet on growth performance and immunological and antioxidant responses of Persian sturgeon, Acipenser persicus. Four plant-based diets were formulated, including control (C), control+1 g/kg taurine (T), control+2 g/kg methionine (M), and control+1 g/kg taurine and 2 g/kg methionine (T+M). Fish were fed each diet in triplicate for 70 days, and growth performance, hematological, plasma biochemical, and immunological parameters, and hepatic and erythrocyte antioxidant parameters were determined after that. Dietary taurine or methionine supplementation significantly increased growth performance, hematological parameters, antioxidant enzymes’ activities, plasma lysozyme, alternative complement, and total immunoglobulin but decreased plasma alkaline phosphatase, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase activities, and malondialdehyde. Interaction additive effects of dietary taurine and methionine were observed in erythrocyte count, hematocrit, alternative complement, total immunoglobulin, hepatic malondialdehyde, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase. In conclusion, dietary taurine (1 g/kg) and methionine (2 g/kg) supplementation is necessary to support higher growth rate, immunological responses, and antioxidant capacity in Persian sturgeon, when fed a plant-based diet. According to the present results, the highest performance is obtained when both amino acids are simultaneously added to the fish diet.

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Improvement of Growth Performance, Hepatic and Erythrocyte Antioxidant Capacity, Innate Immunity, and Biochemical Parameters of Persian Sturgeon, Acipenser persicus, by Sulfur Amino Acids’ Supplementation

Hoseini

Abbasi

Kulikov

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Aquaculture Nutrition

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“…On the other hand, Hu et al 31 stated that methionine‐induced myofiber hypertrophy contributed to fillet hardness in rice field eel, as evident by the increased fibre size by morphometric analyses. Also, in agreement with the increased body mass, methionine supplementation have elevated fillet hardness and chewiness in Nile tilapia 93 . Together, these studies have highlighted the potential contribution of methionine to textural firmness of fish flesh.…”

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“…Taurine, a sulphur‐containing AA, is commonly deficient in aquatic feeds, especially in those including plant ingredients 123 . A recent study in Nile tilapia reported that feeding with diets containing 5 g/kg taurine for 49 days increased muscle hardness and chewiness 93 . Similar results were observed in European seabass fed with plant‐based diets with inclusion of 10 g/kg taurine 104,105 .…”

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The flesh texture of teleost fish: Characteristics and interventional strategies

Wang,

Qiao,

Zhang

et al. 2023

Reviews in Aquaculture

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With the growing demand of consumers for high‐quality aquatic products, controlling the harvest quality of farmed fish is becoming increasingly important in aquaculture industry. The texture is a sensory property that covers a group of attributes, such as firmness, tenderness, chewiness, adhesiveness, resilience, etc., which greatly determine consumers' perception and satisfaction for flesh products. Regarding texture quality, extensive research has been conducted in recent decades based on its related theories, influencing factors, and intervention strategies. However, the information available is largely scattered and disjointed. Essentially, flesh texture is mainly determined by the collective contribution of three major muscle components: muscle fibres, intramuscular connective tissue, and intramuscular fat. Therefore, changing these components in living animals through nutritional and management factors has the potential to modulate texture quality. Here, we briefly introduced the features and development of the three muscle components mentioned above, particularly their potential contributions to texture quality of fish flesh. Exciting promises to manipulate flesh texture through dietary intervention, feed restriction, and exercise training were also discussed. To ensure their applications in large‐scale aquaculture facilities, specific considerations of these regimens should be incorporated in experimental design parameters, including the species and age of fish, research system, experiment duration, and exercise intensity. Finally, the existing challenges and limitations of fish texture studies were presented, along with some viewpoints about current work and future directions of this field.

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“…To our knowledge, only a limited number of studies have examined the interactive effects of dietary Met and Tau and determined the relationship between these two metabolically active nutrients in carnivorous fish and, consequently, often failing to specify the synergistic properties. In fish, adequate Met levels promote the metabolic allocation of Met toward protein synthesis (Urbich et al 2022 ). Yet, the metabolic allocation of Cys toward the glutathione or Tau pathway is not well understood.…”

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Exploring the physiological plasticity of giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) to dietary sulfur amino acids and taurine to measure dietary requirements and essentiality

Candebat,

Eddie,

Marc

et al. 2023

Fish Physiol Biochem

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Giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) is an economically important yet under-researched species, still reliant on ‘trash fish’ or generic aquafeeds. The transition toward sustainable formulations is contingent on establishing requirements of target species for limiting nutrients, among which the sulfur amino acids (methionine and cysteine) commonly limit fish growth. Further, there remains significant conjecture around the role of the sulfonic acid taurine in marine aquafeed formulation and its relationship to sulfur amino acids. To develop a species-specific feed formulation for giant grouper, dietary methionine was modulated in a dose-response experiment to achieve five graded levels from 9.5 to 21.5 g/kg, including an additional diet with methionine at 18.6 g/kg supplemented with 8 g/kg taurine. The mean (±SD) cysteine level of the diets was 4.5 ± 0.3 g/kg. Each diet was randomly allocated to triplicate tanks of 14 fish (83.9 ± 8.4 g). The best-fit regression for growth showed that the optimal dietary methionine content was 15.8 g/kg and the total sulfur amino acid content was 20.3 g/kg. Inadequate dietary methionine content triggered physiological responses, including hepatic hyperplasia and hypoplasia at 9.5 and 21.5 g/kg, respectively, and high aspartate transaminase levels at 18.9 g/kg. Moreover, inadequate dietary methionine contents resulted in higher densities of mixed goblet cell mucin and reduced absorptive surface area of posterior intestinal villi. Our results suggest that adequate levels of methionine, but not taurine, improved posterior intestinal conditions and liver homeostasis. These findings may aid in formulating aquafeeds to optimize gastrointestinal and liver functions in juvenile giant grouper.

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Synergistic effects of dietary methionine and taurine on growth performance, blood parameters, expression in hepatic sulfur-metabolism genes, and flesh quality of large Nile tilapia

Cited by 6 publications

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Improvement of Growth Performance, Hepatic and Erythrocyte Antioxidant Capacity, Innate Immunity, and Biochemical Parameters of Persian Sturgeon, Acipenser persicus, by Sulfur Amino Acids’ Supplementation

Improvement of Growth Performance, Hepatic and Erythrocyte Antioxidant Capacity, Innate Immunity, and Biochemical Parameters of Persian Sturgeon, Acipenser persicus, by Sulfur Amino Acids’ Supplementation

The flesh texture of teleost fish: Characteristics and interventional strategies

Exploring the physiological plasticity of giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) to dietary sulfur amino acids and taurine to measure dietary requirements and essentiality

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