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Table 1 The effect of an amylopectin/chromium complex and branched-chain amino acids on serum amino acids levels

From: The addition of an amylopectin/chromium complex to branched-chain amino acids enhances muscle protein synthesis in rat skeletal muscle

Amino acid

Groups

Exercise

BCAAs

BCAAs + ACr

Alanine

356.55 ± 9.75c

408.27 ± 11.18b

466.47 ± 9.76a

Arginine

59.20 ± 2.73b

65.77 ± 1.76b

78.02 ± 3.37a

Asparagine

40.42 ± 1.94c

57.73 ± 2.25b

66.88 ± 2.29a

Aspartate

32.61 ± 1.65

34.07 ± 2.69

33.99 ± 2.00

Citrulline

78.53 ± 4.27

75.40 ± 2.33

80.21 ± 4.29

Glutamate

114.81 ± 3.33b

125.67 ± 3.73ab

149.18 ± 10.05a

Glutamine

315.28 ± 3.53b

339.60 ± 5.98a

363.21 ± 2.54a

Glycine

266.95 ± 16.65

279.58 ± 20.31

286.77 ± 6.82

Histidine

97.67 ± 3.26c

115.20 ± 2.99b

127.37 ± 2.88a

Isoleucine

61.25 ± 2.84c

194.11 ± 6.70b

236.86 ± 7.59a

Leucine

90.75 ± 5.57c

382.74 ± 15.81b

461.55 ± 15.89a

Lysine

373.00 ± 9.96b

464.87 ± 14.82b

507.56 ± 13.46a

Methionine

40.19 ± 2.11c

56.81 ± 2.88b

70.51 ± 4.10a

Proline

70.69 ± 4.44

79.87 ± 6.50

82.90 ± 7.72

Serine

301.93 ± 15.42

322.57 ± 21.71

323.67 ± 13.92

Threonine

260.86 ± 11.10

297.06 ± 11.62

293.15 ± 14.33

Tryptophan

45.62 ± 1.29

43.83 ± 1.83

50.37 ± 4.10

Tyrosine

41.24 ± 2.45

37.95 ± 1.63

42.20 ± 3.28

Valine

212.50 ± 5.08c

234.61 ± 5.64b

272.66 ± 6.99a

  1. The data are presented as mean and standard error. a-c Mean values within the same row with different superscripts are statistically different (p < 0.05)