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. 2015 Dec 29;10(12):e0145646. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145646

Table 2. Comparison of metabolite levels between leaves of NIL-SS1 (SS1) and Teqing (TQ) at four different growth stages.

Tillering Booting Flowering Filling
TQ SS1 TQ SS1 TQ SS1 TQ SS1
Amino acids Alanine 38.1 41.2 33.8 61.8* 61.0 63.8 66.6 62.1
Aspartic acid 127.8 136.2 99.7 120.5 95.9 104.3 92.5 60.1
Glutamic acid 97.4 104.2 57.7 135.6* 125.3 122.1 129.6 106.8
Glycine 52.4 41.6 19.2 34.4 34.7 27.9* 30.0 33.0
N-acetyl-Glycine 32.5 38.2 43.8 39.4 51.8 48.9 47.3 44.5
Phenylalanine 53.4 65.4 50.9 56.4 73.2 62.5 75.3 80.6
Serine 109.5 98.0 70.6 141.9* 98.3 85.0 95.2 106.5
Tyrosine 15.4 31.7* 29.3 36.6 39.9 37.7 41.2 55.1*
Valine 75.0 96.9* 88.1 127.2 138.3 110.5* 106.4 125.5
Threonine 106.1 99.4 84.9 168.1 128.1 113.7 109.6 92.5
Average 70.7 75.3 57.8 92.2 84.7 77.6 79.4 76.7
Organic acids Aconitic acid 23.9 21.4 35.2 42.2 41.5 35.6 18.7 20.6
Benzoic acid 34.6 39.0 43.3 33.7* 45.6 36.4 43.3 37.7
Butyric acid-4-amino 29.3 32.9 35.8 55.3 80.5 78.4 73.5 72.3
Butyric acid-4-hydroxy 43.3 70.8* 97.9 31.4* 41.0 44.2 42.7 45.3
Caffeic acid 39.0 39.7 104.3 39.2* 65.2 42.4* 42.9 48.5
Cinnamic acid-4-hydroxy 38.7 41.7 45.9 38.3 40.7 39.1 44.7 46.4
Citric acid 42.5 40.5 42.3 44.9 49.1 44.7 47.3 44.0
Quinic acid 69.9 67.0 102.6 74.2 175.9 160.7 173.3 222.5
Ferulic acid 26.3 29.3 70.3 39.9* 63.7 49.8 50.1 55.7
Fumaric acid 25.5 28.7 39.0 34.8 44.7 37.8 50.5 48.5
Galactonic acid 43.8 41.0 35.8 43.1 35.4 33.2 41.5 34.4
Gluconic acid-6-phosphate 49.7 81.7 88.3 54.8 51.8 49.6 44.1 50.2
Glyceric acid 37.7 40.7 25.0 26.6 27.0 24.3 26.8 26.0
Glyceric acid-3-phosphate 67.2 66.0 18.9 23.5 10.6 6.8 10.2 9.2
Gulonic acid 40.3 41.2 34.9 37.3 43.5 32.5 36.9 40.4
Hexadecanoic acid 24.4 29.1 27.2 33.2* 34.4 36.1 42.9 42.7
Hydroxypropanoic acid 51.8 63.6 61.2 46.8 50.2 51.5 56.1 57.3
Isocitric acid 60.3 54.9 37.0 47.7 60.5 51.9 41.7 30.2
Keto-L-gluconic acid 32.1 32.1 31.7 30.1 27.7 27.7 31.9 31.3
Malic acid 37.7 37.9 21.9 23.7 30.0 26.7 32.4 26.3
Malonic acid 48.3 53.1 23.9 29.6* 18.6 19.3 20.6 17.5*
Oxalic acid 37.9 40.5 9.2 7.4 1.9 2.4 2.9 2.2
Phosphoric acid 41.0 44.1 30.4 30.2 21.3 23.3 24.1 22.5
Pyruvic acid 48.8 52.9* 66.4 48.9* 58.2 58.1 53.6 58.3*
Salicylic acid 35.4 34.9 20.2 20.8 22.0 20.4 22.6 20.9
Shikimic acid 26.1 27.1 1.0 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.0
succinic acid 35.2 39.2 52.3 46.0 57.9 55.5 50.2 49.4
Threonic acid 33.6 49.1 25.2 26.7 42.0 36.6 36.0 37.7
Azelaic acid 93.4 210.1* 270.7 35.1* 40.8 42.1 46.4 45.9
Beta-Aminoisobutyric acid 31.1 36.2 34.7 30.2 34.0 32.1 31.1 29.5
Quinic acid, 5-p-coumaroyl 115.1 115.2 15.0 11.7 27.1 21.7 31.1 47.4
Average 43.9 51.7 49.9 35.1 43.3 39.4 41.0 42.6
Sugars Lactose 83.6 95.6 146.1 131.5 128.7 127.9 240.3 151.6*
Sorbitol 30.3 30.0 130.8 84.9* 73.5 71.3 159.9 110.2
Mannose-6-phosphate 55.1 64.5 101.4 68.3* 77.4 72.7 129.2 93.4*
Glucose 73.3 117.8* 143.0 100* 87.6 64.3 90.8 67.8
Raffinose 36.7 47.4 24.4 27.8 9.5 11.6 14.8 11.1*
Melezitose 60.5 77.8 100.3 66.4* 93.7 98.9 147.5 112.9
Turanose 139.0 139.1 32.9 25.4* 24.4 17.9 22.2 17.5
Trehalose 33.0 40.1 14.7 13.4 11.1 11.6 17.5 14.9
Maltose 31.0 34.8 42.1 29.7* 28.5 33.7 43.1 40.4
D-Xylofuranose 40.1 45.8* 57.0 65.1 92.2 86.2 90.2 89.1
Fructose 275.9 148.4* 211.2 151.4* 123.5 113.7 155.4 154.5
Rhamnose 40.0 47.0 245.1 258.6 385.2 341.9 353.4 352.1
Sucrose 37.9 39.4 35.1 31.7 37.5 36.2 38.9 39.0
Glycerin 29.4 32.3 30.4 29.1 29.1 28.6 29.4 29.5
Galactitol 37.6 39.8 116.5 216.5* 228.4 225.6 230.9 237.4
Erythritol 41.3 55.1* 87.9 104.4 79.1 69.0 97.3 102.2
Hydroquinone-beta-D-glucopyranoside 49.7 53.9 95.3 77.2* 127.6 117.7 112.2 122.0
Xylitol 33.6 38.1 30.7 43.4* 32.8 26.4 30.6 33.8
Melibiose 26.7 34.5 51.8 37.6* 57.9 56.1 59.3 69.9
Mannitol 57.7 68.2 163.3 151.3 279.4 258.2 285.7 348.6
Mannose 65.1 67.3 225.1 174.3* 171.0 144.1 224.8 294.7*
Beta-Methylglucopyranoside 39.3 41.5 187.6 85.9* 98.3 78.1 137.3 187.3
Average 58.7 60.7 100.1 87.7 100.4 92.1 119.2 118.0
Others Ethanolamine 33.5 32.9 56.2 70.3 114.2 96.3* 104.2 97.7
Hydroxylamine 35.0 32.5 20.6 18.2 15.3 18.4 16.6 17.0
Trolamine 26.3 19.9 67.6 37.1 38.3 41.3 45.9 47.3
Glucaric acid-1,4-lactone 29.2 28.0 10.3 12.2 6.1 6.7 7.4 6.8
Gluconic acid, 1,4-lactone 28.1 29.9 52.4 46.9 34.1 32.6 44.8 44.7
Phosphoric acid monomethyl ester 39.8 41.1 22.4 26.4 21.0 26.7 23.4 33.8*
2-Monopalmitoylglycerol 56.7 72.5* 93.9 52.6* 56.0 57.7 65.6 68.4
Ribonic acid 30.6 31.5 27.4 26.2 20.1 22.0 23.4 23.6
Guanosine 53.59 66.1* 58.9 48.8 46.3 43.3 50.9 54.4
Uridine 48.3 62.6 56.7 32.8* 22.7 26.7 35.5 33.2
Uracil 18.8 31.1 18.6 24.6* 26.9 24.0 27.3 18.5*
Urea 29.5 31.7 30.7 15.9 18.2 18.9 21.9 23.9
Adenosine 40.9 41.6 45.0 48.3 36.9 36.6 42.4 43.3
Alpha-Glycerophosphorylglycerol 50.8 70.4 47.4 39.3 19.8 24.0 48.4 32.1
Cyclohexanehexol 27.75 31.2* 32.3 34.8 42.0 38.8 37.0 39.1
Average 36.6 41.5 42.7 35.6 34.5 34.3 39.6 38.9

Note: The values different significantly (P < 0.05) between NIL-SS1 and Teqing were indicated with *