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Table 4 Yield of available amino acids

From: Stoichiometric estimates of the biochemical conversion efficiencies in tsetse metabolism

Amino Acid

Remaining

mol

ATP Gain

mol

CO2 released

mol

O2 used

mol

Alanine

4.41

55.16

13.24

11.03

Aspartic Acid

9.50

128.25

38.00

23.75

Glutamic Acid

8.30

174.30

41.50

33.20

Leucine

12.90

425.70

77.40

90.30

Lysine

9.40

272.60

56.40

56.40

Methionine

1.20

21.60

6.00

4.80

Phenylalinine

6.50

234.00

58.50

65.00

Proline

4.90

127.40

24.50

24.50

Threonine

5.20

104.00

20.80

20.80

Tryptophan

0.20

4.50

2.20

2.10

Tyrosine

3.10

111.60

27.90

27.90

Valine

9.60

240.00

48.00

48.00

Totals

1899.11

414.44

407.78

  1. The results of the catabolic conversion of the amino acids remaining from a pool of 100 moles of blood derived amino acids after accounting for the total disposal of the nitrogen through uric acid formation.