한국산 잠자리목 3과 13종을 대상으로 성충의 아미노산 조성을 분석한 결과 17종의 아미노산이 확인되었으며, 그 중 총아미노산은 Glutamic acid (11.55$pm$2.28 mg/g)가, 유리아미노산은 Arginine (3.77 $pm$1.10 mg/g)이 가장 높은 함량을 보였다. 분석된 잠자리종들의 평균 총아미노산 조성은 Glutamic acid (13%), Aspartic acid (9%), Alanine (9%), Methionine (8%), Arginine (7%), Leucine (7%), Tyrosine (7%), Glycine (7%), Lysine (6%), Phenylalanine (6%), Proline (5%), Serine (5%), Valine (3%), Threonine (3%), Histidine (3%), Isoleucine (2%)및 Cystine (1%) 등의 순으로 나타났으며, 13종 모두 유사한 조성패턴을 보였다. 유리아미노산은 Arginine (18%), Glutamic acid (9%), Phenylalanine (8%), Alanine (8%), Tyrosine (8%), Proline (8%), Lysine (6%), Leucine (6%), Histidine (5%), Valine (5%), Glycine (4%), Serine (4%), Threonine (3%), Methionine (3%), Isoleucine (3%), Aspartic acid (2%) 및 Cystine(1%)등의 순으로 나타났고 각 종 및 속간에는 조성패턴의 차이가 나타났다.
Amino acid compositions in adults of 13 odonatan species (3 families) were analyzed with amino acid analyzer. Seventeen amino acids are detected from all sample species; Glutamic acid(11.55${pm}$2.28mg/g) in total amino acid and Arginine (3.77${pm}$1.10mg/g) in free amino acid showed the highest contents. Mean composition patterns of total amino acids from all examined Odonatan species was as follows; Glutamic acid (13%), Aspartic acid (9%), Alanine (9％), Methionine (8%), Arginine (7％), Leucine (7％), Tyrosine (7％), Glycine (7％), Lysine (6%), Phenylalanine (6%), Proline (5％), Serine (5％), Valine (3％), Threonine (3%), Histidine (3%), Isoleucine (2％), Cystine(1％): all species showed similar pattern but showed difference between Genus and species in free aminoacids; Arginine (18%), Glutamic acid (9％), Phenylalanine (8％), Alanine (8％), Tyrosine (8％), Proline (8%), Lysine (6％), Leucine (6％), Histidine (5％), Valine (5%), Glycine (4%), Serine (4%), Threonine (3％), Methionine(3％), Isoleucine (3%), Aspartic acid (2%), Cystine(1％).
