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. 2020 Jan 27;10:1228. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-57863-5

Table 1.

The main proteins identified in both insects, Lesser mealworm and Black soldier fly, with information about the number of peptides, the average abundance and the protein functionality.

Lesser mealworm Black soldier fly
Protein n° peptides average Area Function Protein n° peptides average Area Function
Actin 8 1.07E + 06 Muscular Actin 10 7.13E + 04 Muscular
Myosin 39 5.67E + 05 Muscular Cuticle protein 12 6.14E + 04 Cuticular
ADFb like protein 2 5.56E + 05 Other Hexamerin 2 3.86E + 04 Other
Arginine kinase 5 5.28E + 05 Enzymatic Tropomyosin 20 3.68E + 04 Muscular
Cuticle protein 18 3.99E + 05 Cuticular Ca binding 2 2.69E + 04 Other
Tropomyosin 11 3.41E + 05 Muscular Troponin 2 2.55E + 04 Muscular
Apolipophorin protein 2 3.40E + 05 Other
Larval serum protein 6 3.15E + 05 Other
ATP synthase 11 2.71E + 05 Enzymatic
Paramyosin 5 2.71E + 05 Muscular
Troponin 5 2.45E + 05 Muscular
Chitin binding 2 2.12E + 05 Cuticular
Catalase 2 7.51E + 04 Enzymatic

We reported only the proteins represented by more than 2 peptides and isoforms of the same protein were grouped together under the parental protein.