Table 1.

Primers used in QPCR analysis of gene expression.

Genes	Primer information
ME1	Forward: 5′- CGGAACCCTCACCTCAACAA -3′
	Reverse: 5′- GAACCTGGATCTCCTGACTGT -3′
GOT1	Forward: 5′-CAACTGGGATTGACCCAACT-3′
	Reverse: 5′-GGAACAGAAACCGGTGCTT-3′
G6PD	Forward: 5′-TGCCTTCCATCAGTCGGATACACA-3′
	Reverse: 5′-GCATAGCCCACGATGAAGGTGTTT-3′
hPC	Forward: 5′-ATGTTGCCCACAACTTCAGCAAGC-3′
	Reverse: 5′-AGTTGAGGGAGTCAAACACACGGA-3′
hPC variant 1	Forward: 5′-GACGGCGAGGAGATAGTGTCTG-3′
	Reverse: 5′-GATGGCAATCTCACCTCTGTTGG 3′
hPC variant 2	Forward: 5′-GTGTGGCCTCTCTGGAACTCTG-3′
	Reverse: 5′-GATGGCAATCTCACCTCTGTTGG 3′
hPC variant 3	Forward: 5′-GAGGAGCTGCCTTCTAGTCTCA-3′
	Reverse: 5′-GATGGCAATCTCACCTCTGTTGG 3′
18S	Forward: 5′-TTAGAGTGTTCAAAGCAGGCCCGA-3′
	Reverse: 5′-TCTTGGCAAATGCTTTCGCTCTGG-3′