Casamino Acids medium (CasA) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Casamino acids are a mixture of amino acids that potentially enhance growth. The composition is known since 1971\ :footcite:p:`nolanAminoAcidsGrowth1971`. The exact composition including the recommended supplementation as described in 'Amino Acids and Growth Factors in Vitamin-Free Casamino Acids'\ :footcite:p:`nolanAminoAcidsGrowth1971` was used for the following *in sillico* definition. .. list-table:: CasA composition :name: casa_comp_med :align: center :widths: 54 26 :header-rows: 1 :class: no-scrollbar-table * - name - source * - Ammonia - Ammonia * - Glycine - Glycine * - L-Alanine - Alanine * - L-Arginine - Arginine * - L-Aspartate - Aspartic acid * - L-Glutamate - Glutamic acid * - L-Histidine - Histidine * - L-Isoleucine - Isoleucine * - L-Leucine - Leucine * - L-Lysine - Lysine * - L-Methionine - Methionine * - L-Phenylalanine - L-Phenylalanine * - L-Proline - Proline * - L-Serine - Serine * - L-Threonine - Threonine * - L-Tyrosine - Tyrosine * - L-Valine - Valine * - Octadecanoate [Stearic acid] - Stearic acid * - Octadecenoate [Oleic acid] - Oleic acid * - L-Cysteate - Cysteic acid .. footbibliography::