TABLE 3.
Number of identified metabolites | |||
---|---|---|---|
Corn-soybean blend | Common bean | Cowpea | |
Metabolic pathways | |||
Amino acid | 114 | 121 | 128 |
Carbohydrate | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Cofactors and vitamins | 24 | 19 | 20 |
Energy | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Lipid | 164 | 179 | 183 |
Nucleotide | 32 | 49 | 47 |
Peptide | 12 | 16 | 22 |
Xenobiotic | |||
Benzoate metabolism | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Chemical | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Drug | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Food and plant components | 46 | 47 | 56 |
Total number of metabolites | 443 | 483 | 509 |