Table 1

Mean (SD) phenylalanine and tyrosine concentrations during the tyrosine supplementation and non-supplementation1-150 phases

Supplementation status
TyrosineNon-supplementation1-150
Phenylalanine (μmol/l)806.3 (280.8)780.65 (174.4)
Tyrosine (μmol/l)55.0 (24.3)42.3 (7.8)
Phenylalanine:tyrosine ratio18.1 (6.4)20.0 (7.3)
  • 1-150 Non-supplementation consists of the average of performance during baseline and l-alanine phases.