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Table 5 Experiment 2: Post-prandial changes for plasma amino acids 1-3

From: Leucine content of dietary proteins is a determinant of postprandial skeletal muscle protein synthesis in adult rats

Baseline

Whey

Wheat

Wheat + Leu

Time (min)

30

90

135

30

90

135

30

90

135

Leu

86 ± 4

226 ± 17a*

164 ± 26a*

173 ± 22a*

151 ± 8b*

86 ± 6b

99 ± 5b

211 ± 8a*

137 ± 8a*

148 ± 3a*

Ile

69 ± 2

166 ± 11a*

104 ± 4a*

134 ± 16a*

110 ± 6b*

66 ± 3b

86 ± 6b

98 ± 6b*

60 ± 4b*

67 ± 1c

Val

117 ± 5

234 ± 17a*

161 ± 5a*

186 ± 19a*

154 ± 8b*

91 ± 3b

104 ± 7b

131 ± 18b

77 ± 6b*

77 ± 2c*

Lys

608 ± 24

1083 ± 78*

593 ± 34

688 ± 62

930 ± 64*

553 ± 28

698 ± 14

933 ± 67

597 ± 55

726 ± 48

Met

49 ± 2

102 ± 6a*

62 ± 2a*

80 ± 5a*

72 ± 3b*

42 ± 1b

52 ± 3b

71 ± 3b*

44 ± 4b

46 ± 2b

Thr

309 ± 9

594 ± 73*

567 ± 18a*

554 ± 38a

383 ± 21

330 ± 18b

314 ± 22b

387 ± 12

382 ± 20ab

308 ± 13b

  1. 1Plasma amino acids expressed as μmol/L.
  2. 2Data are means ± SEM; n = 5−6. Means without a common letter differ between treatments within.
  3. time-points, P < 0.05.* Indicates different from fasted (P < 0.05).
  4. 312 h food-deprived controls.