Table 3.

Pearson correlation coefficients for amino acids in bee-pollens from major pollen floral sources in Al-Ahsa, KSA.

	ARG	HIS	ILE	LEU	LYS	MET	PHE	THR	TRY	VAL	ALA	ASP	CYS	GLU	GLY	PRO	SER
ARG
HIS	−0.39
ILE	−0.21	−0.80**
LEU	−0.39	−0.61**	0.95**
LYS	0.61**	−0.27	0.03	0.04
MET	−0.75**	0.48	0.01	0.17	−0.26
PHE	−0.15	−0.72**	0.89**	0.81**	0.12	−0.12
THR	0.61**	−0.20	−0.72**	−0.29	0.13	−0.94	−0.52*
TRY	−0.21	−0.74**	0.90**	0.79**	0.14	−0.11	0.83**	0.40
VAL	−0.06	−0.83**	0.85**	0.66**	−0.23	−0.12	0.81**	−0.11	0.40
ALA	−0.82**	0.14	0.44	0.62**	−0.24	0.85**	0.52*	−0.81**	0.54*	0.20
ASP	−0.62	0.38	−0.14	−0.15	−0.89**	0.41	−0.12	−0.28	−0.11	0.18	0.31
CYS	0.39	−0.068**	0.55*	0.57*	0.61**	−0.50*	0.34	0.39	0.37	0.19	−0.11	−0.82**
GLU	0.86**	−0.36	−0.20	−0.38	0.29	−0.91**	−0.35	0.90**	−0.32	0.01	−0.90**	−0.36	0.36
GLY	−0.50*	0.95**	−0.66**	−0.47	−0.29	0.72	−0.40	−0.48	−0.44	−0.68**	0.38	0.45	−0.70**	−0.60
PRO	−0.61**	0.45	−0.21	−0.16	−0.89**	0.13	−0.40	0.12	−0.41	0.01	0.13	0.82**	−0.55*	−0.17	0.40
SER	−0.10	0.69**	−0.21	−0.63**	−0.41	−0.20	−0.93**	0.50*	−0.90**	−0.62**	−0.35	0.39	−0.38	0.25	0.46	0.70**
TYR	0.32	−0.65**	0.57*	0.59*	0.59*	−0.51*	0.32	0.40	0.34	0.23	−0.12	−0.79**	0.88**	0.33	−0.73**	−0.53*	−0.36

Explanations: ARG = arginine, HIS = histidine, ILE = iso-leucine, LEU = leucine, LYS = lysine, MET = methionine, PHE = phenylalanine, THR = threonine, TRY = tryptophan, VAL = valine, ALA =  = alanine, ASP = aspartic acid, CYS = cysteine, GLU = glutamic acid, GLY = glycine, PRO = proline, SER = serine, and TYR = tyrosine.

^*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).

^**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).