| 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 |