Table 1.
Amino acid composition of GEF1)
| Amino acid | Result (%) | Mol (%) | (μg/mg) | (nmol/mg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYA | 339.91 | 2.82 | 4.24 | 22.66 |
| ASX | 1,342.67 | 11.15 | 11.91 | 89.51 |
| GLX | 1,647.04 | 13.68 | 16.16 | 109.80 |
| SER | 448.52 | 3.73 | 3.14 | 29.90 |
| GLY | 814.16 | 6.76 | 3.91 | 54.28 |
| HIS | 200.65 | 1.67 | 2.08 | 13.38 |
| ARG | 1,686.01 | 14.00 | 19.58 | 112.40 |
| THR | 602.23 | 5.00 | 4.78 | 40.15 |
| ALA | 922.82 | 7.67 | 5.48 | 61.52 |
| PRO | 691.55 | 5.74 | 5.31 | 46.10 |
| TYR | 132.69 | 1.10 | 1.60 | 8.85 |
| VAL | 538.64 | 4.47 | 4.21 | 35.91 |
| MET | 124.64 | 1.04 | 1.24 | 8.31 |
| ILE | 395.03 | 3.28 | 3.45 | 26.34 |
| LEU | 933.45 | 7.75 | 8.16 | 62.23 |
| PHE | 609.15 | 5.06 | 6.71 | 40.61 |
| TRP | 250.62 | 2.08 | 3.41 | 16.71 |
| LYS | 359.21 | 2.98 | 3.50 | 23.95 |
| Total | 12,038.98 | 100.00 | 108.88 | 802.60 |
ASX, sum of asparagine and aspartic acid; CYA, sum of cysteine and cystine; GEF, gintonin-enriched fraction; GLX, sum of glutamine and glutamic acid [10]
1)
The detailed methods for amino acid composition analysis of GEF [10]. The order of amino acid content in GEF is Arg > GLX > ASX > Leu > Ala > Pro