I have invitrogen Top10 competent cells that do not grow on defined medium containing leucine...What do you think the problem can be?Is another aminoacid essential?
Genotype: F-mcrA Δ(mrr-hsdRMS-mcrBC) φ80lacZΔM15 ΔlacΧ74 recA1 araD139 Δ(ara-leu) 7697 galU galK rpsL (StrR) endA1 nupG λ-
my medium also contains: ammonium chloride, ammonium sulfate, di-potassium hydrogen phosphate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate dihydrate, sodium sulfate, di-ammonium hydrogen citrate, l-leucine, glucose, magnesium sulfate, thiamine hydrochloride, trace metals