주요 담수어의 정미성분을 밝힐 목적으로 가물치 배육중의 유리아미노산, 핵산관련물질, betaine, TMA, TMAO 및 총 creatinine을 분석하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 다량으로 함유된 유리아미노산은 glycine, taurine, alanine 및 lysine이고 특히 glycine 함량이 월등히 높아 전체 유리아미노산의 $63\%$를 차지 하였다. 2. 핵산관련물질 중 IMP 함량이 $2.78{mu}mole/g$으로써 가장 많았다. 3. Betaine 함량은 $19.27mg\%$로써 낮은 편이었다 4. TMA 및 TMAO는 극미량이었다. 5. 총 creatinine 함량은 $350mg\%$로써 총엑스분질소의 $43\%$를 차지하였다. 6. 질소회수율은 약 $80\%$이었다.
Snakehead, Channa argus, is one of the most palatable fresh-water fishes in Korea; however, relatively little is known about the characteristics of taste. The present study was undertaken to analyze the proximate composition as well as the taste compounds of dorsal muscle of Korean snakehead. In the dorsal meat, glycine, taurine, alanine and lysine were abundant. Among these, glycine was the most dominant, occupying $63\%$ of total free amino acid. The amount of IMP was $2.78{mu}mole/g$ and those of another nucleotides and their related compounds were not so high as compared to that of IMP. About $43\%$ of the total extractive-N was total creatinine-N. But the content of betaine-N was very low, occupying only $0.8\%$ of the total extractive-N and TMA-N and TMAO-N were trace in content. In snakehead, the sum of the nitrogen in these constituents amounted to nearly $80\%$ of total extractive nitrogen.
