Table 2.
Amino acids composition of experimental diets (g/100g diet, dry matter)*.
| Amino acids (AA) | Experimental diets | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH0 | PH25 | PH50 | PH75 | PH100 | |
| Essential amino acids (EAAs) | |||||
| Threonine | 2.41 | 2.40 | 2.31 | 2.46 | 2.39 |
| Valine | 2.65 | 2.65 | 2.68 | 2.63 | 2.66 |
| Methionine | 1.53 | 1.54 | 1.55 | 1.46 | 1.52 |
| Isoleucine | 2.16 | 2.17 | 2.15 | 2.05 | 2.12 |
| Leucine | 4.22 | 4.26 | 4.25 | 4.25 | 4.25 |
| Phenylalanine | 2.33 | 2.35 | 2.33 | 2.37 | 2.35 |
| Histidine | 1.85 | 1.81 | 1.93 | 2.06 | 1.93 |
| Lysine | 3.40 | 4.08 | 4.04 | 4.15 | 4.09 |
| Arginine | 3.20 | 3.26 | 3.01 | 3.20 | 3.15 |
| Total EAAs | 23.75 | 24.50 | 24.25 | 24.62 | 24.46 |
| Non-essential amino acids (NEAAs) | |||||
| Proline | 3.02 | 2.98 | 2.94 | 3.05 | 2.99 |
| Aspartic acid | 5.28 | 5.25 | 5.25 | 5.20 | 5.23 |
| Glutamic acid | 9.22 | 9.45 | 9.22 | 9.35 | 9.34 |
| Serine | 2.86 | 2.85 | 2.81 | 2.87 | 2.84 |
| Glycine | 3.68 | 3.70 | 3.67 | 3.78 | 3.72 |
| Alanine | 3.49 | 3.44 | 3.48 | 3.44 | 3.45 |
| Cystine | 0.74 | 0.66 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.72 |
| Tyrosine | 2.03 | 2.06 | 2.00 | 2.17 | 2.08 |
| Total NEAAs | 30.32 | 30.39 | 30.11 | 30.61 | 30.37 |
| Total AAs | 54.07 | 54.89 | 54.37 | 55.23 | 54.83 |
*Tryptophan was not determined in the present study.