Table 1.
Leaf pigment profile of the Arabidopsis thaliana wild-type (WT) and dy1 mutant plants (μg/g fresh weight).
Pigment | WT | dy1 | Ratio (dy1/WT) |
---|---|---|---|
Chl a | 835.03 ± 6.82 | 289.55 ± 21.61∗∗ | 34.6% |
Chl b | 325.91 ± 14.33 | 128.98 ± 0.20∗∗ | 39.6% |
Lutein | 208.06 ± 0.21 | 77.46 ± 3.06∗∗ | 37.0% |
β-Carotene | 76.31 ± 2.56 | 24.86 ± 2.06∗∗ | 32.6% |
Neoxanthin | 51.61 ± 2.80 | 17.85 ± 0.11∗∗ | 34.5% |
Violaxanthin | 60.62 ± 0.45 | 34.18 ± 0.99∗∗ | 56.4% |
Antheraxanthin | – | 0.98 ± 0.08∗∗ | |
Zeaxanthin | – | 0.711 ± 0.04∗∗ | |
Data represent means ± SD (Student’s t-test; n = 6; ∗∗P < 0.01).