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. 2011 Apr;77(8):2656–2666. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01826-10

Table 2.

Samples prepared for the analysis of the labeled-leucine metabolic route in a semisynthetic medium

Sample typea Sugar in synthetic medium Precursor(s)
SM Leu Maltose Leucine
SM Leu/Cit Maltose Citric acid and leucine
SM Leu/Glut Maltose Glutamic acid and leucine
SM Leu/3MBnala Maltose 3-Methylbutanal and leucine
SM Leu (pH 3.6) Maltose (pH 3.6) Leucine
SM Leu/Cit (pH 3.6) Maltose (pH 3.6) Citric acid and leucine
SM Leu/Glut (pH 3.6) Maltose (pH 3.6) Glutamic acid and leucine
SM Leu/3MBnal (pH 3.6) Maltose (pH 3.6) 3-Methylbutanal and leucine
SM Leu+ Maltose Leucine+
SM Leu+/Cit Maltose Citric acid and leucine+
SM Leu+/Glut Maltose Glutamic acid and leucine+
SM Leu+/3MBnal Maltose 3-Methylbutanal and leucine+
SM Leu+ (pH 3.6) Maltose (pH 3.6) Leucine+
SM Leu+/Cit (pH 3.6) Maltose (pH 3.6) Citric acid and leucine+
SM Leu+/Glut (pH 3.6) Maltose (pH 3.6) Glutamic acid and leucine+
SM Leu+/3MBnal (pH 3.6) Maltose (pH 3.6) 3-Methylbutanal and leucine+
SF Leu Fructose Leucine
SF Leu/Cit Fructose Citric acid and leucine
SF Leu/Glut Fructose Glutamic acid and leucine
SF Leu/3MBnal Fructose 3-Methylbutanal and leucine
SF Leu (pH 3.6) Fructose (pH 3.6) Leucine
SF Leu/Cit (pH 3.6) Fructose (pH 3.6) Citric acid and leucine
SF Leu/Glut (pH 3.6) Fructose (pH 3.6) Glutamic acid and leucine
SF Leu/3MBnal (pH 3.6) Fructose (pH 3.6) 3-Methylbutanal and leucine
SF Leu+ Fructose Leucine+
SF Leu+/Cit Fructose Citric acid and leucine+
SF Leu+/Glut Fructose Glutamic acid and leucine+
SF Leu+/3MBnal Fructose 3-Methylbutanal and leucine+
SF Leu+ (pH 3.6) Fructose (pH 3.6) Leucine+
SF Leu+/Cit (pH 3.6) Fructose (pH 3.6) Citric acid and leucine+
SF Leu+/Glut (pH 3.6) Fructose (pH 3.6) Glutamic acid and leucine+
SF Leu+/3MBnal (pH 3.6) Fructose (pH 3.6) 3-Methylbutanal and leucine+
a

SM, synthetic medium with maltose; SF, synthetic medium with fructose; Leu, leucine; Leu+, l-leucine-5,5,5-d3; Cit, citrate; Glut, glutamate; 3MBnal, 3-methylbutanal.