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. 2016 Apr 22;5(7):538–551. doi: 10.1016/j.molmet.2016.04.006

Table 1.

Diet amino acid content.

% LF: Research Diets A11072001
LF-RES: Research Diets A11072002
grams kcal grams kcal
Macronutrients
Protein 33.6 33 33.6 33
Carbohydrate 49.3 49 49.3 49
Fat 8.0 18 8.0 18
Fiber 4.0 0 4.0 0
Total 90.9 100 90.9 100
kcal/gm 4.03 4.03



Amino acids
Isoleucine 17.88 72 9.83 39
Leucine 31.63 127 17.40 70
Valine 23.38 94 12.86 51
Phenylalanine 17.88 72 17.88 72
Tyrosine 12.38 50 12.38 50
Cysteine 5.50 22 6.29 25
Lysine 24.75 99 28.28 113
Methionine 6.88 28 7.86 31
Tryptophan 5.50 22 5.50 22
Histidine 8.25 33 9.43 38
Alanine 12.38 50 14.15 57
Arginine 27.50 110 31.43 126
Aspartic acid 20.63 83 23.58 94
Glutamic acid 37.13 149 42.43 170
Glycine 38.50 154 44.00 176
Proline 17.88 72 20.43 82
Serine 15.13 61 17.29 69