TABLE 4.
Amino acid analysis of cell wall materiala
| Residue | % of total proteinb |
|---|---|
| Ala | 7.9 ± 0.3 |
| Arg | 7.7 ± 1.4 |
| Asx | 10.8 ± 0.7 |
| Glx | 9.7 ± 0.8 |
| Gly | 6.7 ± 0.2 |
| His | 2.0 ± 0.2 |
| Ile | 4.7 ± 0.1 |
| Leu | 8.5 ± 0.2 |
| Lys | 6.6 ± 0.2 |
| Phe | 5.5 ± 0.3 |
| Pro | 5.3 ± 0.5 |
| Ser | 5.4 ± 0.1 |
| Thr | 7.4 ± 0.2 |
| Tyr | 3.1 ± 0.4 |
| Val | 8.0 ± 0.4 |
a
Cysteine and methionine were not quantitatively recovered by the analysis, and tryptophan was not recovered at all.
b
The protein content as a percentage of the total biomass was 6.2% ± 1.7% (n = 4; mean ± 1 standard deviation).