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. 2023 Jan 5;11(1):e04180-22. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.04180-22

TABLE 1.

Artificial sweat compositiona

Artificial sweat component Composition
Salts
 Sodium chloride 2 g
 Sodium pyruvate 50 mg
 Monosodium phosphate, anhydrous 10 mg
 Calcium sulfate dihydrate 50 mg
 Potassium H carbonate 170 mg
Carbon source
d-Glucose 20 mg
Amino acids
 Glycine 50 mg
l-Leucine 25 mg
l-Serine 80 mg
l-Alanine 40 mg
l-Arginine 50 mg
l-Histidine 100 mg
l-Valine 20 mg
l-Isoleucine 15 mg
l-Lysine HCl 35 mg
l-Phenylalanine 15 mg
l-Tyrosine 20 mg
l-Glutamine 5 mg
l-Aspartic acid 25 mg
l-Glutamic acid 35 mg
l-Proline 8 mg
l-Ornithine HCl 50 mg
l-Citrulline 50 mg
l-Tryptophan 20 mg
l-Asparagine 10 mg
l-Threonine 35 mg
Others
 Creatinine 5 mg
 Lactic acid (88%) 0.5 g
 Urea 0.5 g
a

Values are expressed in milligrams or grams (per liter of medium).