Effects of an amylopectin and chromium complex on the anabolic response to a suboptimal dose of whey protein

Table 1 Plasma concentrations (means ± SD) of leucine, isoleucine, valine and total BCAA for WPACr and WP across all time points

	Group	0 min	120 min	240 min	270 min	300 min	330 min	360 min	390 min	420 min	480 min
Leucine	WPACr	122 ± 24	115 ± 18	113 ± 16	216 ± 32^†	163 ± 26^†	133 ± 20	128 ± 19	124 ± 19	124 ± 17	128 ± 15
(μM)	WP	105 ± 25	101 ± 19	103 ± 24	207 ± 35^†	163 ± 24^†	132 ± 23^†	124 ± 22^†	119 ± 21^†	118 ± 21^†	122 ± 22^†
Isoleucine	WPACr	65 ± 15	60 ± 9^†	57 ± 9^†	107 ± 14^†	79 ± 12^†	62 ± 9	59 ± 9	57 ± 9^†	57 ± 8	60 ± 7
(μM)	WP	60 ± 13	56 ± 9^†	57 ± 12^†	110 ± 19^†	84 ± 14^†	67 ± 12	62 ± 12	60 ± 10	59 ± 10	62 ± 11
Valine	WPACr	216 ± 35	207 ± 30^†	197 ± 27^†	254 ± 38^†	222 ± 29	199 ± 27^†	197 ± 28^†	191 ± 29^†	188 ± 26^†	196 ± 27^†
(μM)	WP	208 ± 38	198 ± 32^†	199 ± 33	261 ± 37^†	228 ± 31	205 ± 34	200 ± 31	196 ± 31	195 ± 33^†	199 ± 35
Total BCAAs	WPACr	404 ± 71	382 ± 56^†	367 ± 50^†	576 ± 81^†	464 ± 64^†	394 ± 53	383 ± 54	372 ± 55	369 ± 49	384 ± 48
(μM)	WP	387 ± 55	364 ± 45^†	371 ± 58	572 ± 99^†	479 ± 57^†	411 ± 51	394 ± 50	387 ± 46	380 ± 50	392 ± 52

WPACr Whey protein + Amylopectin + Chromium, WP Whey protein, μM micromoles. ^† = Significantly different from 0 min (p < 0.05)

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