Table I.

Specific activities^a of phenylpropanoid pathway enzymes assayed in tissues from basil cultivars EMX-1 and SW

Source	PAL	4CL	COMT	CCOMT	EOMT	CVOMT
EMX-1 Peltate glands	0.223 ± 0.009	46.27 ± 0.94	11.17 ± 0.03	42.40 ± 0.76	67.43 ± 1.63	72.29 ± 2.86
EMX-1 Whole leaf	0.026 ± 0.004	18.48 ± 2.13	0.48 ± 0.02	0.85 ± 0.20	1.90 ± 0.24	1.85 ± 0.23
EMX-1 Stripped leaf	0.023 ± 0.003	8.94 ± 1.72	0.41 ± 0.03	0.50 ± 0.08	0.68 ± 0.06	0.85 ± 0.06
SW Peltate glands	0.420 ± 0.012	120.30 ± 1.32	7.04 ± 0.31	31.51 ± 0.96	0.51 ± 0.16	0.51 ± 0.21
SW Whole leaf	Not detected	12.77 ± 3.01	0.25 ± 0.02	0.78 ± 0.07	Not detected	Not detected
SW Stripped leaf	Not detected	9.21 ± 1.80	0.27 ± 0.03	0.48 ± 0.03	Not detected	Not detected

^a Note: all values in picomoles product formed per second (pkat) mg⁻¹, ±sem.