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. 2019 Dec 25;36(4):233–240. doi: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.19.1016a
Amino Acid (µg g−1 Fresh Weight (FW)) Matured seed Germinated seed
WT L3 WT L3
Oxaloacetate acid group
Aspartate 735.5±54.5* 527.6±112.3 53.3±5.3 77.2±12.7*
Asparagine 101.9±14.2 241.7±62.8* 86.7±13.0 126.0±30.0
Threonine 3.6±2.1 11.7±8.3 93.7±17.7 106.0±5.6
Isoleucine 66.8±14.3 75.7±5.5 114.1±13.0 113.1±16.0
Methionine 15.9±3.4 20.8±2.8 40.3±7.0 48.4±5.1
Lysine 72.0±12.6 106.1±18.3* 193.9±16.3 238.0±13.7*
(Total) 995.7±98.3 983.6±98.8 582.0±59.0 708.7±50.3*
Pyruvic acid group
Alanine 79.8±7.0 240.2±127.3 261.8±62.7 424.6±89.2*
Leucine 34.0±9.5 41.5±6.1 151.1±20.2 180.9±16.0
Valine 45.6±10.2 61.7±12.2 120.1±14.5 131.2±8.0
(Total) 159.4±24 343.4±140.0 533.0±95.2 736.7±107.1*
α-ketoglutaric acid group
Glutamic acid 358.4±49.7 477.6±200.9 60.3±28.7 87.5±25.1
Glutamine 9.7±3.2 17.3±4.7 70.0±2.9 96.1±17.8
Proline 36.2±8.9 65.6±21.6 122.6±10.6 109.7±15.8
Arginine 769.3±181.4 1122.3±273.0 399.8±83.5 524.7±74.0
(Total) 1173.6±150.1 1682.8±482.0 652.6±115.7 818.0±81.5
Phosphoenol pyruvic acid
Tryptophan 68.6± 4.2 56.0±44.6 76.1±9.8 66.5±19.5
Tyrosine 27.3±9.5 62.2±32.8 202.1±26.6 238.0±24.2
Phenylalanine 57.3±17.5 71.6±14.9 155.0±14.3 156.5±23.8
(Total) 153.3±37.1 189.7±60.3 433.2±33.6 461.0±63.2
3-Phosphoglycerate acid group
Serine 21.6±2.9 26.7±6.9 121.9±8.0 129.0±20.7
Glycine 27.3±2.2 50.6±20.0 73.3±23.1 64.8±7.4
(Total) 48.9±5.1 77.2±26.9 195.2±23.3 193.8±14.4
PRPP-derived
Histidine 30.6±3.1 43.4±10.1 64.5±6.1 79.8±7.9*
Total amount 2502.4±296.6 3242.9±684.1 2265.3±232.0 2804.1±240.7*

The amino acid data represent the mean±standard deviation. * and ** represent significant difference at p<0.05 and <0.01 between the transgenic lines L3 and the WT, respectively.