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.