Table 1.
Composition of chemically defined diets
| Diet components | Chemically defined diets | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein‐rich | Carbohydrate‐rich | |
| Cellulose | 54 | 54 |
| Casein | 25.2 | – |
| Peptone | 8.4 | – |
| Albumen | 8.4 | – |
| Sucrose | – | 21 |
| Dextrin | – | 21 |
| Linoleic acid | 0.55 | 0.55 |
| Cholesterol | 0.55 | 0.55 |
| USP XIV Salt mixture | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Ascorbic acid | 0.275 | 0.275 |
| Vitamin mix | 0.18 | 0.18 |
Diet compositions are given in percentages (g/100 g). Diets components were obtained from: Cellulose: MP Biomedicals, Cat no.: 900453; Casein: MP Biomedicals, Cat no.: 904520; Peptone: Oxoid Ltd, Cat no.: LP0037; Albumen: E.P.S. S.P.A.; Sucrose: MP Biomedicals, Cat no.: 904713; Dextrin: MP Biomedicals, Cat no.: 960376; Linoleic acid: Sigma‐Aldrich, Cat no.: 62240; Cholesterol: MP Biomedicals, Cat no.: 101380; USP XIV Salt mixture: MP Biomedicals, Cat no.: 902850; Ascorbic acid: Chem‐Supply Pty Ltd, Cat no.: AL022; Vitamin mix: Sigma‐Aldrich, Cat no.: V1007.