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. 2024 Mar 1;12:1363066. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2024.1363066

TABLE 3.

Amino acids detected from Aloe species.

Original/source common name IUPAC name Molecular formula Molecular weight (g/mol) Aloe species References
38 Glycine 2-aminoethanoic acid C2H5NO2 75.07 A. vera, A. saponaria, A. arborescens Kim et al. (2013); Mahor and Ali, (2016)
39 Alanine 2-aminopropanoic acid C3H7NO2 89.09 A. vera, A. saponaria, A. arborescens Kim et al. (2013); Martínez-Sánchez et al. (2020)
40 Valine 2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acids C5H11NO2 117.15 A. vera, A. saponaria, and A. arborescens Kim et al. (2013); Martínez-Sánchez et al. (2020)
41 Leucine 2-amino-4-methylpentanoic acid C6H13NO2 131.17 A. vera and A. saponaria Kim et al. (2013); Bajpai, (2018)
42 Isoleucine 2-amino-3-methylpentanoic acid C6H13NO2 131.17 A. vera, A. saponaria, and Kim et al. (2013); Martínez-Sánchez et al. (2020)
43 Phenylalanine 2-amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid C9H12NO2 165.19 A. vera, and A. saponaria Kim et al. (2013); Martínez-Sánchez et al. (2020)
44 Serine 2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid C3H7NO3 105.09 A. vera, A. saponaria, and A. arborescens Kim et al. (2013); Mahor and Ali, (2016)
45 Threonine 2-amino-3-hydroxybutanoic acid C4H9NO3 119.12 A. vera and A. saponaria Kim et al. (2013); Martínez-Sánchez et al. (2020)
46 Tyrosine 2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid C9H11NO3 181.19 A. vera and A. saponaria Kim et al. (2013); Martínez-Sánchez et al. (2020)
47 Cysteine 2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid C3H7NO2S 121.16 A.vera Mahor and Ali (2016)
48 Methionine 2-amino-4-(methylthio)butanoic acid C5H11NO2S 149.21 A. vera Bajpai, (2018); Mahor and Ali, (2016)
49 Asparagine 2-amino-3-carbamoylpropanoic acid C4H8N2O3 132.12 A.vera Mahor and Ali (2016)
50 Glutamine 2-amino-4-carbamoylbutanoic acid C5H10N2O3 146.14 A. vera Mahor and Ali (2016)
51 Tryptophan 2-amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid C11H12N2O2 204.22 A. vera Martínez-Sánchez et al. (2020); Sotelo et al. (2007)
52 Aspartic acid 2-aminosuccinic acid C4H7NO4 133.10 A. vera, A. saponaria, A. arborescens and A. barbadensis Kim et al. (2013); Ahluwalia et al. (2022)
53 Glutamic acid 2-aminopentanedioic acid C5H9NO4 147.13 A. vera, A. saponaria, A. arborescens Kim et al. (2013); Mahor and Ali, (2016)
54 Lysine 2,6-diaminohexanoic acid C6H14N2O2 146.19 A. vera, A. saponaria and A. arborescens Kim et al. (2013); Mahor and Ali, (2016)
55 Arginine 2-amino-5-guanidinopentanoic acid C6H14N4O2 174.20 A. vera and A. saponaria Kim et al. (2013); Mahor and Ali, (2016)
56 Histidine 2-amino-3-(1H-imidazole-4-yl) propanoic acid C6H9N3O2 155.15 A. vera and A. saponaria Kim et al. (2013); Mahor and Ali, (2016)
57 Proline pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid C5H9NO2 115.13 A. vera. A. saponaria and A. arborescens Kim et al. (2013)
58 Hydroxyproline 3-hydroxypyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid C5H9NO3 131.13 A. vera Bajpai (2018)
59 Pyroglutamic acid 5-oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid C5H7NO3 129.11 A. barbadensis Ahluwalia et al., 2022
60 α-amino butyric acid 2-aminobutanoic acid C4H9NO2 103.12 A. vera and A. arborescens Kim et al. (2013)
61 β-alanine 3-aminopropanoic acid C3H8N2O4 136.11 A. vera, A. saponaria and A. arborescens Kim et al. (2013)
62 β-amino isobutyric acid 3-amino-2-methylpropanoic acid C4H9NO2 103.12 A. vera and A. saponaria Kim et al. (2013)
63 γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) 4-aminobutanoic acid C4H9NO2 103.12 A. vera, A. saponaria, A. arborescens, and A. barbadensis Kim et al. (2013); Ahluwalia et al. (2022); Martínez-Sánchez et al. (2020)