Table 5.
The main metabolic pathways identified in stem and root proteomes.
| Stem | Spots displaying additivity | Spots displaying non-additivity | ||
| Glycolysis/Gluconeogenesis | 6 | 4.8% | 11 | 7.1% |
| Citrate cycle (TCA cycle) | 7 | 5.6% | 6 | 3.9% |
| Pyruvate metabolism | 5 | 4.0% | 8 | 5.2% |
| Photosynthesis | 5 | 4.0% | 9 | 5.8% |
| Carbon fixation | 5 | 4.0% | 15 | 9.7% |
| Proteasome | 4 | 3.2% | 8 | 5.2% |
| Number of non-redundant proteins | 126 | 155 | ||
| Root | Spots displaying additivity | Spots displaying non-additivity | ||
| Glycolysis/Gluconeogenesis | 9 | 7.8% | 3 | 3.4% |
| Citrate cycle (TCA cycle) | 9 | 7.8% | 6 | 6.7% |
| Pyruvate metabolism | 8 | 7.0% | 4 | 4.5% |
| Carbon fixation | 7 | 6.1% | 5 | 5.6% |
| Number of non-redundant proteins | 115 | 89 | ||
For both organs, the main molecular networks were identified using the KEGG PATHWAY database [29]. No bias was found between spots fitting additivity and spots displaying non-additivity in synthetic B. napus (χ2 tests. P-value > 0.05).