Table 2.
Different Metabolites (groups of amino acids or their derivative) (expressed as area, in arbitrary units, of chromatographic peaks) of breba fig fruit (Ficus carica L.) at commercial harvest time (T), coated with O. ficus-indica (OFI) mucilage (MC), and untreated (CTR) after 7 days at 4°C.
| Commercial harvest time (T) | Untreated (CTR) | Treated with edible coating (MC) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryptophan | 8904 a | 1742.6 b | 7027.8 a |
| Threonine | 11986.8 a | 4102.6 c | 6695.0 b |
| Phenylalanine | 4930.8 a | 2567.2 c | 3782.8 b |
| Oxoproline | 38778.8 a | 20912.2 b | 17818.8 c |
| Isoleucine | 28903.6 a | 13485.4 c | 21922.0 b |
| Glutamine | 33219.2 a | 6960.2 c | 14649.0 b |
| Aspartic acid | 21718.8 b | 11552.6 c | 30791.6 a |
| Valine | 51660.2 a | 22802.6 c | 32661.8 b |
| Asparagine | 149836.4 a | 50307.6 b | 152507.2 a |
| Alanine | 326458.0 a | 116876.4 c | 243384.2 b |
| Serine | 68068.8 a | 29507.0 c | 41905.4 b |
| Beta-alanine | 507.2 a | 350.0 b | 305.0 b |
| Alpha-ketoglutarate | 333.6 a | 235.6 b | 398.4 a |
| O-acetylserine | 853.2 a | 221.6 b | 358.2 b |
| Cyanoalanine | 4942.2 a | 2125.6 b | 5592.8 a |
Data are means n = 5. Different letters indicate significant differences between treatments (Fisher’s exact test, p ≤ 0.05); ns = non-significant differences.