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. 2019 Oct 28;14(10):e0224297. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224297

Table 4. Illustration of the Ile/Leu deconvolution method.

δ13CCARBOXYL (‰ versus VPDB)
Ile Leu
known meas. meas.-known known meas. meas.-known
Leu1 -12.21 -21.31 -9.10 -12.55 -9.66 2.89
Leu2 -12.21 -20.91 -8.70 2.30 4.75 2.45
Leu3 -12.21 -21.29 -9.08 15.56 18.51 2.95
mean -8.96 ± 0.22 2.76 ± 0.27

A sample of natural Ile with an assigned δ13CCARBOXYL = -12.21 ‰ was blended with each of three isotopically enriched Leu samples.