Table 1. Amino acid composition (μg/mL) of the custom-made high-glucose DMEM in which MAC-T cells were incubated during all experiments at 42°C
Amino acid | Treatments1) |
CON | MET70 | MET80 | MET90 |
Composition | | | | |
Lys | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 |
Met | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 |
Thr | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
Phe | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 |
His | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
Val | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 |
Ile | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 |
Leu | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 |
Arg | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
Trp | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Ratio | | | | |
Lys: Met | 2.9: 1 | 2.5: 1 | 2.2: 1 | 1.9: 1 |
CON, normal amino acid profile (60 μg/mL of Met in medium); MET70, normal amino acid profile plus 10 μg/mL Met (70 μg/mL of Met in medium); MET80, normal amino acid profile plus 20 μg/mL Met (80 μg/mL of Met in medium); MET90, normal amino acid profile plus 30 μg/mL Met (90 μg/mL of Met in medium).
DMEM, Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium devoid of all essential amino acids was used; MAC-T, mammary alveolar cells-large T antigen; Met, methionine; Lys, lysine; Thr, threonine; Phe, phenylalanine; His, histidine; Val, valine; Ile, isoleucine; Leu, leucine; Arg, arginine; Trp, tryptophan.