Table 2.

Sub-genome specific amino acid motifs

Sub-genome specific motifs	Sub-genome	n
Motif of two amino acids, ‘YS’	A	118
PQLPYL, PPQLPYP, LPQLPYP, QLPYPQPQPFPP	B	42
PQPQLPYPQ	D	4
PQPQLPYPQ + B sub-genome motif	D/B	2
No specific motif detected	Not assigned	5
	Total	171

Amino acid motifs in alpha-gliadin proteins that are specific for the different sub-genomes of wheat. n = number of unique alpha-gliadin protein fragments (UPFs) with the specific motif.