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. 2026 Jan 20;18(2):323. doi: 10.3390/nu18020323
Akt Protein kinase B
ALA Alanine
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
ARG Arginine
ASN Asparagine
ASP Aspartic acid
BCAAs Branched-chain amino acids
BSA Bovine Serum Albumin
C2C12 Murine skeletal myoblast cell line
Caco-2 Human epithelial colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line
CYS Cysteine
DMEM Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium
DPP-IV Dipeptidyl peptidase-IV
EAAs Essential amino acids
FBS Fetal Bovine Serum
GAF Gunaminoformula
GLN Glutamine
GLP-1 Glucagon-like peptide-1
GLU Glutamic acid
GLUT4 Glucose transporter type 4
GLY Glycine
GSK3 Glycogen synthase kinase 3
HBSS Hank’s Balanced Salt Solution
HEPES 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid
HIS Histidine
HRP Horseradish peroxidase
iGAF Gunaminoformula after INFOGEST digestion
ILE Isoleucine
INFOGEST Standard in vitro gastrointestinal digestion protocol
LEU Leucine
LYS Lysine
MES 2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid
MET Methionine
mTOR Mechanistic target of rapamycin
mTORC1 Mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1
MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide)
NBDG 2-(N-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino)-2-deoxyglucose
p-Akt Phosphorylated Akt
p-AMPK Phosphorylated AMPK
PBS Phosphate Buffered Saline
PHE Phenylalanine
PMSF Phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride
PRO Proline
RIPA Radioimmunoprecipitation assay buffer
SDS-PAGE Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
SER Serine
TEER Transepithelial Electrical Resistance
THR Threonine
TRP Tryptophan
TYR Tyrosine
VAL Valine
WB Western Blot