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. 2016 Feb 27;5:e10250. doi: 10.7554/eLife.10250
Amino acid Minimum concentration in Exo
(μmol/g protein)
Maximum concentration in Exo
(μmol/g protein)
Intracellular concentration obtained from previous studies (assuming 20% protein) (μmol/g protein) References
Glutamate 30.8294 585.3429 185 (Fan et al., 2013)
114.75 (Baydoun et al., 1990)
Phe 3.5357 223.7338 3.8 (Baydoun et al., 1990)
3.9 (Hansen and Emborg, 1994)
Alanine 39.4691 191.3612 14.75 (Baydoun et al., 1990)
Glycine 60.8029 168.6407 31.35 (Baydoun et al., 1990)
41.8 (Hansen and Emborg, 1994)
Tryptophan 44.5964 51.182 7.8 (Baydoun et al., 1990)
Asparagine 49.7664 133.0117 93.35 (Hansen and Emborg, 1994)
Leu 10.3048 174.2312 6.2 (Baydoun et al., 1990)
Valine 90.0222 196.799 6.15 (Baydoun et al., 1990)
Lys 24.4519 78.5565 5.4 (Baydoun et al., 1990)
Gln 462.8079 1693.0858 100 (Souba, 1993)