Table 1.
Content of the amino acid mixtures (g)
| Balanced drink (BAL) | Histidine depletion (HID) | Tyrosine depletion (TYD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isoleucine | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Leucine | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 |
| Lysine | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Methionine | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Valine | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Threonine | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Tryptophan | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Alanine | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Arginine | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Cysteine | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Glycine | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Serine | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| Proline | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Histidine | 3.2 | x | 3.2 |
| Tyrosine | 6.9 | 6.9 | x |
| Phenylalanine | 5.7 | 5.7 | x |
The mixture of amino acids to induce L-histidine depletion (HID) is lacking in the histidine constituent and that to induce L-tyrosine and L-phenylalanine depletion (TYD) lacks these two amino acids