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Table 2 Total Folate Levels and Folate Derivatives in Leaf and Seed from Dongjin Wild Type and fpgs03g Mutant

From: Folate Polyglutamylation is Required for Rice Seed Development

Rice Variety (n = 3)

Folate Form (µg/100 g)

5-CH3–H4PteGlu

5– and 10–CHO–H4PteGlu

5–CH3–H4PteGlu4

5–CH3–H4PteGlu5

5–CHO–H4PteGlu5

Total Folate

Dongjin (L)

5.16 + 0.72

1.62 + 0.24

0.33 + 0.01

0.7 + 0.40

4.36 + 0.47*

12.17 ± 0.40*

fpgs03g (L)

3.88 + 0.14

0.79 + 0.18

0.67 + 0.01

0.7 + 0.01

2.65 + 0.1*

8.69 ± 0.10*

Dongjin (S)

3.2 1 + 0.70*

1.87 + 0.28

0.33 + 0.01*

0.3 + 0.004*

0.74 + 0.01*

6.45 ± 1.00*

fpgs03g (S)

2.13 + 0.30*

1.72 + 0.61

0.11 + 0.001*

0.1 + 0.00*

0.22 + 0.01*

4.28 ± 0.20*

  1. The mean ± SD of the folate contents was presented with n = 3
  2. 5–CH 3 –H 4 PteGlu 5–methyltetrahydropteroylmonoglutamated, 5–CHO–H 4 PteGlu 5–formyltetrahydropteroylmonoglutamated, 5–CH 3 –H 4 PteGlu 4 5–methyltetrahydropteroyltetraglutamate, 5–CH 3 –H 4 PteGlu 5 5–methyltetrahydropteroylpentaglutamate, 5–CHO–H 4 PteGlu 5 5–formyltetrahydropteroylpentaglutamate, L leaf sample, S mature seed sample
  3. *P < 0.05, samples within tissues which are significantly different