Table 2.
Changes in free amino acid composition of high-amylose wheat grains during germination
| Amino acids | Germination time (h) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 48 | |
| Essential amino acids | ||||||
| I-Leu | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 9.9 | 13.1 |
| Leu | 3.9 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 9.3 | 12.2 | 15.0 |
| Lys | 1.9 | 2.9 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 11.4 | 4.9 |
| Met | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| Phe | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 8.9 | 10.4 |
| Thr | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
| Val | 3.3 | 3.7 | 15.6 | 22.8 | 17.4 | 34.4 |
| Semi essential amino acids | ||||||
| Arg | 22.0 | 27.7 | 36.3 | 34.2 | 32.8 | 35.2 |
| Gly | 4.2 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 9.3 | 11.2 | 12.1 |
| His | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 9.0 |
| Tyr | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 9.0 | 9.6 |
| Non essential amino acids | ||||||
| Ala | 9.8 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 16.3 | 18.9 | 20.2 |
| Asn | 20.4 | 16.5 | 17.1 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 21.5 |
| Asp | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| Cys | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| GABA | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 11.0 | 16.0 |
| Glu | 8.4 | 10.5 | 16.5 | 28.3 | 32.8 | 35.0 |
| Orn | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Pro | 24.9 | 26.7 | 29.2 | 43.3 | 51.3 | 46.9 |
| Ser | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 8.6 |
| Total | 129.7 | 133.9 | 182.5 | 236.6 | 276.0 | 314.4 |
The values are means of duplicate measurements (mg/100 g, db)