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Table 5 Individual amino acids, total BCAA, total EAA, and total amino acid time (minutes) to maximum concentration (TMax)

From: Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086 improves amino acid absorption from milk protein

Amino acid

MPC

MPC + BC30

MPC + BC30 vs. MPC

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

p value (t-test)

% Difference

ES (d)

95% CI

Arginine

46

23

43

20

0.541

− 6.5

− 0.14

(− 6.9, 12.9)

Glutamine

80

57

45

22

0.002

− 43.8

− 0.82

(13.8, 56.2)

Citrulline

93

59

52

49

0.001

− 44.1

− 0.76

(17.7, 64.3)

Serine

49

27

40

20

0.095

− 18.4

− 0.38

(− 1.7, 19.7)

Asparagine

50

27

45

31

0.524

− 10.0

− 0.17

(− 10.9, 20.9)

Glycine

47

44

39

43

0.451

− 17.0

− 0.18

(− 13.4, 29.4)

Threonine

63

44

44

30

0.032

− 30.2

− 0.55

(1.7, 36.3)

Alanine

78

49

54

42

0.023

− 30.8

− 0.53

(3.5, 44.5)

Ornithine

72

44

61

29

0.271

− 15.3

− 0.30

(− 9.1, 31.1)

Methionine

49

27

44

25

0.393

− 10.2

− 0.19

(− 6.8, 16.8)

Proline

53

27

49

23

0.502

− 7.5

− 0.16

(− 8.0, 16.0)

Lysine

48

27

44

23

0.502

− 8.3

− 0.16

(− 8.0, 16.0)

Aspartic acid

74

76

73

71

0.954

− 1.4

− 0.01

(− 34.2, 36.2)

Histidine

51

26

42

17

0.107

− 17.6

− 0.41

(− 2.1, 20.1)

Valine

57

26

48

27

0.174

− 15.8

− 0.35

(− 4.2, 22.2)

Glutamic acid

72

69

66

64

0.721

− 8.3

− 0.09

(− 28.0, 40.0)

Tryptophan

56

28

54

27

0.794

− 3.6

− 0.07

(− 13.5, 17.5)

Leucine

46

26

43

26

0.573

− 6.5

− 0.12

(− 7.7, 13.7)

Phenylalanine

48

27

47

26

0.861

− 2.1

− 0.04

(− 10.6, 12.6)

Isoleucine

47

26

43

22

0.459

− 8.5

− 0.17

(− 6.9, 14.9)

Cysteine

49

29

42

41

0.519

− 14.3

− 0.20

(− 15.0, 29.0)

Tyrosine

52

27

46

27

0.297

− 11.5

− 0.22

(− 5.5, 17.5)

Total BCAA

46

26

41

19

0.231

− 10.9

− 0.22

(− 3.4, 13.4)

Total EAA

47

26

45

26

0.712

− 4.3

− 0.08

(− 9.0, 13.0)

Total Amino Acids

48

27

43

22

0.378

− 10.4

− 0.20

(− 6.4, 16.4)

  1. Values inside table are the calculated means ± SD for each respective TMax value. Italic-face font = between-group difference (p < 0.05). TMax = Timepoint (in minutes) at which maximum concentration was observed