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Table 2 Free amino acid content in rice grains

From: An In Vivo Targeted Deletion of the Calmodulin-Binding Domain from Rice Glutamate Decarboxylase 3 (OsGAD3) Increases γ-Aminobutyric Acid Content in Grains

Amino acid

Ni

#8_1

#8_8

  

(nmol/g FW)

Ala

431.2 ± 176.4

503.0 ± 94.2

1.2

905.4 ± 322.4**

2.1

Gly

159.9 ± 55.5

131.7 ± 59.6

0.8

106.9 ± 19.2

0.7

Val

66.4 ± 18.2

81.0 ± 30.1

1.2

146.3 ± 44.8**

2.2

Leu

17.7 ± 6.2

53.0 ± 14.2**

3.0

54.9 ± 21.2**

3.1

Ile

10.2 ± 4.1

6.0 ± 3.5

0.6

53.1 ± 19.8**

5.2

Ser

281.0 ± 72.7

25.0 ± 17.8**

0.1

448.3 ± 94.2**

1.6

Pro

210.6 ± 65.1

127.7 ± 47.9

0.6

139.8 ± 59.6

0.7

Asn

1758.6 ± 412.2

5018.0 ± 2805.0**

2.9

566.5 ± 302.1**

0.3

Asp

1042.7 ± 245.6

3480.3 ± 1674.0**

3.3

2289.0 ± 813.9**

2.2

Met

549.7 ± 48.1

146.3 ± 57.0*

0.3

1524.5 ± 371.2**

2.8

Glu

1866.6 ± 588.6

3685.0 ± 876.5**

2.0

2898.9 ± 1105.2*

1.6

Phe

19.7 ± 7.2

24.3 ± 6.0

1.2

55.0 ± 18.8**

2.8

Gln

19.2 ± 8.9

130.7 ± 58.4**

6.8

ND

 

His

34.9 ± 23.3

253.0 ± 133.9**

7.2

ND

 

Tyr

24.3 ± 10.5

36.3 ± 17.0

1.5

25.2 ± 11.1

1.0

Trp

42.9 ± 12.6

4.0 ± 3.4**

0.1

13.6 ± 4.8**

0.3

GABA

32.0 ± 10.1

18.3 ± 10.2

0.6

223.5 ± 93.9**

7.0

  1. Value:average ± sandard deviation
  2. Bold:fold against Ni
  3. ND not detected
  4. * P < 0.05 and ** P < 0.01 versus Ni control