Table 2.
Biochemical analysis of seedcakes and fibers from wild type (WT) modified (W92) flax
| Compounds | WT seedcakes (mg/gFW) | W92 seedcakes (mg/gFW) | P value transgene vs . control | WT fibers (mg/gFW) | W92 fibers (mg/gFW) | P value transgene vs . control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthocyanins |
0.004 ± 0.000 |
0.013 ± 0.001 |
0.006 |
<0.001 |
<0.001 |
|
| Proanthocyanidin |
0.021 ± 0.002 |
0.037 ± 0.003 |
0.02 |
<0.001 |
<0.001 |
|
| Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG) |
12.112 ± 0.03 |
39.785 ± 0.0 |
0.005 |
0.348 ± 0.03 |
1.056 ± 0.05 |
0.01 |
| Ferulic acid |
0.57 ± 0.029 |
1.16 ± 0.035 |
0.01 |
0.082 ± 0.05 |
0,350 ± 0.08 |
0.002 |
| Ferulic acid glucoside |
1,488 ± 0.041 |
2.14 ± 0.053 |
0.02 |
0.29 ± 0.04 |
1.09 ± 0.05 |
0.002 |
| Coumaric acid |
0.340 ± 0.019 |
0.368 ± 0.016 |
0.04 |
<0.001 |
<0.001 |
|
| Coumaric acid glucoside |
1.006 ± 0.030 |
1.721 ± 0.032 |
0.006 |
<0.001 |
<0.001 |
|
| Caffeic acid |
0.006 ± 0.000 |
0.011 ± 0.001 |
0.06 |
<0.001 |
<0.001 |
|
| Caffeic acid glucoside |
0.636 ± 0.009 |
1.336 ± 0.007 |
0.01 |
<0.001 |
<0.001 |
|
| p-Hydroxybenzoic acid |
0.004 ± 0.001 |
0.011 ± 0.001 |
0.06 |
0,29 ± 0.01 |
0,350 ± 0.01 |
0.04 |
| Flavonols |
0.013 ± 0.001 |
0.022 ± 0.001 |
0.005 |
<0.001 |
<0.001 |
|
| Vanillin |
<0.001 |
<0.001 |
|
0.193 ± 0.01 |
0.480 ± 0.01 |
0.02 |
| Acetovanillone | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.073 ± 0.01 | 0.100 ± 0.003 | 0.01 |
The results are the mean values ± SD (n = 6).