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. 2012 Oct 14;6:117. doi: 10.1186/1752-153X-6-117

Table 5.

Amino acid composition of the protein fraction from durian seed gum

Amino acid Control sample Purified gum A Purified gum B Purified gum C Purified gum D
Asp
7.19 ± 0.13a
6.19 ± 0.44b
6.95 ± 0.26ab
6.10 ± 0.58b
6.50 ± 0.75ab
Glu
7.09 ± 0.22a
5.57 ± 0.25b
6.54 ± 0.34a
6.18 ± 0.35ab
6.42 ± 0.34a
Ser
4.67 ± 0.50a
5.06 ± 0.32a
4.53 ± 0.57a
5.18 ± 0.12a
4.39 ± 0.29a
Gly
7.42 ± 0.29a
6.22 ± 0.58b
6.43 ± 0.20b
7.36 ± 0.20a
6.07 ± 0.15b
His
1.13 ± 0.15a
1.14 ± 0.19a
0.88 ± 0.04a
1.00 ± 0.09a
0.81 ± 0.10a
Arg
3.51 ± 0.25a
3.40 ± 0.21a
2.87 ± 0.12ab
3.16 ± 0.16a
2.38 ± 0.22b
Thr
6.50 ± 0.19a
5.41 ± 0.42b
6.47 ± 0.45a
4.99 ± 0.43bc
3.44 ± 0.34c
Ala
6.14 ± 0.36a
5.68 ± 0.24a
5.97 ± 0.23a
6.08 ± 0.25a
5.24 ± 0.43a
Pro
4.35 ± 0.16a
4.17 ± 0.75a
3.87 ± 0.41a
4.81 ± 0.42a
4.06 ± 0.58a
Tyr
2.19 ± 0.21a
1.91 ± 0.09a
1.63 ± 0.22a
1.95 ± 0.19a
1.84 ± 0.29a
Val
5.15 ± 0.43a
4.59 ± 0.43a
4.50 ± 0.24a
5.50 ± 0.46a
4.90 ± 0.16a
Met
0.59 ± 0.07a
0.50 ± 0.03a
0.52 ± 0.06a
0.98 ± 0.10b
0.69 ± 0.09a
Ile
3.89 ± 0.18a
3.63 ± 0.22a
3.30 ± 0.29a
4.07 ± 0.23a
3.73 ± 0.22a
Leu
37.1 ± 1.87a
37.3 ± 1.67a
30.9 ± 1.87b
34.6 ± 1.87ab
35.6 ± 1.15a
Phe
3.11 ± 0.12a
9.04 ± 0.87b
6.93 ± 0.22c
8.13 ± 0.38b
7.62 ± 0.26bc
Lys
8.36 ± 0.23a
7.88 ± 0.46a
7.65 ± 0.65ab
7.32 ± 0.28a
6.04 ± 0.25b
Hpr - - - - -

Aspartic acid (Asp), glutamic acid (Glu), serine (Ser), glycine (Gly), histidine (His), arginine (Arg), threonine (Thr), alanine (Ala), proline (Pro), tyrosine (Tyr), valine (Val), methionine (Met), isoleucine (Ile), leucine (Leu), phenylalanine (Phe), and lysine (Lys); A: isopropanol and ethanol; B: isopropanol and acetone; C: saturated barium hydroxide; D: Fehling solution; a-d significant at p < 0.05: Mean ± standard deviation.