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. 2014 Nov 12;9(11):e112859. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112859

Table 2. Amino acid composition of the experimental diets.

LF Casein Chicken Cod/scallop
mmol/kg
Ala 60 68 138 119
Arg 31 36 66 73
Asxa 100 109 154 149
Cys 28 36 48 42
Glxb 274 307 212 191
Gly 40 47 109 192
His* 29 34 43 21
Ile* 66 77 75 61
Leu* 120 142 126 107
Lys* 99 112 136 116
Met* 29 34 36 34
Phe* 51 59 48 41
Pro 153 185 61 47
Ser 94 107 78 73
Thr* 63 70 78 64
Trp 9 11 11 8
Tyr 36 44 28 24
Val* 94 111 88 69
Hyp <0.1 <0.1 3 3
Tau <0.1 <0.1 1 61
EAAc 551 640 630 512
BCAAd 280 330 290 237
Total AAe 1376 1590 1540 1494

* essential animo acids.

a

Asx: sum of Asp + Asn.

b

Glx: sum of Glu + Gln.

c

EAA: sum of essential amino acids.

d

BCAA: sum of branched-chain amino acids.

e

Total AA: total sum of amino acids.