Table 9 Secondary Amino Acids.
From: Effect of a vitamin/mineral supplement on children and adults with autism
Amino Acids | Neuro-typicals (n = 44) | Arizona Treatment Group (n = 18) | Arizona Placebo Group (n = 20) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Pre | Post | % change | p-value | Pre | Post | % change | p-value |
1-Methyl histidine | 0.355 +/- 0.12 | 0.354 +/- 0.15 | 0.369 +/- 0.10 | +4% | n.s. | 0.407 +/- 0.14 | 0.329 +/- 0.094 | -19% | 0.05 |
3-Methyl histidine | 0.68 +/- 0.52 | 0.68 +/- 0.55 | 0.54 +/- 0.46 | -21% | n.s. | 0.83 +/- 0.88 | 0.470 +/- 0.35 | -43% | 0.10 |
Alpha-amino adipate (31%/27% below dl) | 0.088 +/- 0.044 | 0.084 +/- 0.035 | 0.099 +/- 0.052 | +17% | n.s. | 0.079 +/- 0.031 | 0.095 +/- 0.053 | +20% | n.s. |
Alpha-amino-N-butyrate | 1.82 +/- 0.72 | 1.81 +/- 0.60 | 1.55 +/- 0.52 | -15% | n.s. | 1.68 +/- 0.58 | 1.60 +/- 0.50 | -5% | n.s. |
Anserine (84%/95% below dl) | 0.051 +/- 0.005 | 0.055 +/- 0.019 | 0.0054 +/- 0.016 | -1% | n.s. | 0.052 +/- 0.0078 | All results below detectable limit | -3% | n.s. |
Beta-alanine | 0.62 +/- 0.31 | 0.57 +/- 0.23 | 0.60 +/- 0.18 | +6% | n.s. | 0.72 +/- 0.35 | 0.58 +/- 0.16 | -20% | n.s. |
Beta-amino isobutyrate | 0.138 +/- 0.088 | 0.170 +/- 0.070 | 0.162 +/- 0.077 | -5% | n.s. | 0.172 +/- 0.077 | 0.170 +/- 0.072 | -1% | n.s. |
Carnosine (73%/84% below dl) | 0.054 +/- 0.015 | 0.063 +/- 0.042 | (All results below dl) | -21% | n.s. | 0.056 +/- 0.020 | 0.050 +/- 0.001 | -11% | n.s. |
Citrulline | 3.02 +/- 0.52 | 3.02 +/- 0.69 | 3.34 +/- 0.98 | +10% | n.s. | 3.02 +/- 1.0 | 3.15 +/- 0.80 | +4% | n.s. |
Ethanol amine | 0.94 +/- 0.63 | 1.15 +/- 0.90 | 0.81 +/- 0.47 | -29% | n.s. | 0.90 +/- 0.68 | 0.86 +/- 0.41 | -4% | n.s. |
Gamma-amino butyrate (75%/84% below dl) | 0.053 +/- 0.008 | 0.053 +/- 0.08 | 0.053 +/- 0.007 | -1% | n.s. | 0.053 +/- 0.006 | 0.051 +/- 0.004 | -3% | n.s. |
Homocystine + Homocysteine (69%/86% below dl) | 0.0055 +/- 0.0016 | 0.0087 +/- 0.0051 | 0.0057 +/- 0.0014 | -34% | 0.02 | 0.0078 +/- 0.0068 | 0.0054 +/- 0.0010 | -30% | n.s. |
Hydroxy proline | 2.19 +/- 0.80 | 2.34 +/- 0.90 | 1.92 +/- 0.58 | -18% | 0.03 | 2.54 +/- 0.63 | 2.15 +/- 0.51 | -15% | 0.04 |
Methionine Sulfoxide | 0.315 +/- 0.21 | 0.371 +/- 0.22 | 0.335 +/- 0.16 | -10% | n.s. | 0.341 +/- 0.15 | 0.432 +/- 0.30 | +27% | n.s. |
Ornithine | 6.0 +/- 1.7 | 5.0 +/- 1.2 | 6.5 +/- 1.9 | +29% | 0.008 | 6.3 +/- 1.8 | 6.00 +/- 1.4 | -5% | n.s. |
Phospho ethanol amine | 1.55 +/- 0.58 | 1.32 +/- 1.0 | 1.53 +/- 0.55 | +16% | n.s. | 1.51 +/- 0.56 | 1.80 +/- 0.56 | +19% | n.s. |
Phospho serine | 0.024 +/- 0.044 | 0.055 +/- 1.0 | 0.015 +/- 0.007 | -73% | n.s. | 0.058 +/- 0.08 | 0.017 +/- 0.009 | -70% | 0.05 |
Sarcosine | 0.89 +/- 0.36 | 0.78 +/- 0.32 | 1.06 +/- 0.35 | +35% | 0.01 | 0.85 +/- 0.34 | 1.12 +/- 0.38 | +32% | 0.01 |
Taurine | 16.8 +/- 5.8 | 13.7 +/- 6.1 | 17.7 +/- 5.7 | +29% | 0.07 | 15.5 +/- 5.8 | 19.9 +/- 5.9 | +28% | 0.03 |
Urea | 309 +/- 87 | 329 +/- 105 | 270 +/- 62 | -18% | 0.04 | 257 +/- 71 | 252. +/- 106 | -2% | n.s. |