Fig. 6: Targeted metabolomic assay to quantify amino acid concentrations present in cystic fluid.
From: Electrolyte and metabolite composition of cystic fluid from a rat model of ARPKD
A Quantification of amino acids used as building blocks for proteins. B Quantification of non-proteinogenic amino acids. Box plots demonstrate the mean amino acid concentrations. Both male and female values are included in the average (N = 12). Values were determined via mass spectroscopy of cyst fluid compared against known standards. Taurine is the most abundant amino acid present in cystic fluid. Graph y-axis are the same scale for easy comparison of relative abundance. N = 6 male and 6 female rats.
