Table 2.
Levels of phenolics and tannins from mature leaves and petiole of control and three UGPase2 overexpression lines
| Leaf | Petiole | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenolics mg g −1 | Tannins OD g −1 | Phenolics mg g −1 | Tannins OD g −1 | |
| Control | 130.0 ± 5.0 | 30.5 ± 3.1 | 114.5 ± 4.2 | 73.2 ± 4.7 |
| UGPase-1 | 141.2 ± 6.7 | 22.4 ± 2.8 | 65.3* ± 6.0 | 20.5* ± 5.7 |
| UGPase-2 | 156.1* ± 7.7 | 21.3 ± 6.3 | 73.0* ± 3.6 | 16.6* ± 3.5 |
| UGPase-3 | 150.3 ± 13.0 | 17.1* ± 1.3 | 72.6* ± 5.9 | 20.9* ± 2.2 |
Data represent means ± SE (n ≥ 3). *indicates statistically significant, p ≤ 0.05 based on Student’s t-tests.