Table 2 Composition of the amino acid-restricted diets
Restricted amino acid | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20AA | 5AA | Val | Leu | Ile | BCAA | |
α-Cornstarch | 43.7 | 53.7 | 43.7 | 43.7 | 43.7 | 43.7 |
Sucrose | 21.8 | 26.8 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.8 |
Cellulose | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
AIN93 vitamin mixture | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
AIN93G mineral mixture | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Corn oil | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Amino Acids | ||||||
L-Aspartic acid | 1.13 | 0.28 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 |
L(−)-Threonine | 0.78 | 0.20 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.78 |
L-Serine | 1.09 | 0.27 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 |
L-Glutamic acid | 4.1 | 1.03 | 5.06 | 5.51 | 4.96 | 7.24 |
L(−)-Proline | 2.14 | 0.54 | 2.14 | 2.14 | 2.14 | 2.14 |
Glycine | 0.36 | 0.09 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 |
L-Alanine | 0.54 | 0.14 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 |
L-Valine | 1.28 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 0.32 |
L(−)-Cystine | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
L-Methionine | 0.57 | 0.14 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.57 |
L(+)-Isoleucine | 1.15 | 0.29 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 0.29 | 0.29 |
L-Leucine | 1.75 | 0.44 | 1.75 | 0.44 | 1.75 | 0.44 |
L-Tyrosine | 1.09 | 0.27 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 |
L(−)-Phenylalnine | 1.01 | 0.25 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 |
L(+)-Lysine monohydrochloride | 1.42 | 0.36 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.42 |
L-Histidine | 0.52 | 0.13 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 |
L-Arginine | 0.73 | 0.18 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.73 |
L-Tryptophan | 0.26 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
Total amount of amino acids | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |