Table 3.
Amino acid composition (mg/g) of corn stover after 21 days of incubation with various white rot fungi (Pleurotus sp.) or control.
| Item | P. diamor | P. eryngii | P. sajor-caju | P. citrinopileatus | Autoclaved straw (control) | SEM | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leu* | 16.77a | 14.19b | 16.89a | 17.47a | 11.31c | 0.478 | < 0.001 |
| Lys* | 14.82ab | 12.32b | 13.58bc | 15.78a | 7.37c | 0.44 | < 0.001 |
| Met* | 0.87b | 1.77ab | 2.63a | 1.12b | 1.95ab | 0.422 | 0.089 |
| Phe* | 9.84a | 8.57b | 9.93a | 10.02a | 6.57c | 0.37 | < 0.001 |
| Thr* | 12.17ab | 10.62bc | 12.71a | 12.62a | 8.96c | 0.549 | 0.003 |
| Val* | 14.96ab | 13.33b | 16.62a | 14.97ab | 10.49c | 0.831 | 0.004 |
| Ala | 20.66a | 18.37a | 20.1a | 21.3a | 18.56a | 1.55 | 0.615 |
| Arg | 16.77b | 20.44a | 18.07ab | 19.54b | 5.33c | 0.92 | < 0.001 |
| Asp | 24.96a | 21.55b | 26.5a | 26.57a | 14.42c | 0.849 | < .001 |
| Cys | 6.03a | 5.7a | 5.96a | 5.8a | 1.92b | 0.409 | < 0.001 |
| Glu | 27.98a | 29.2a | 30.82a | 27.98a | 22.99b | 1.07 | 0.005 |
| Gly | 13.72ab | 12.34b | 13.8b | 14.26a | 9.27c | 0.451 | < 0.001 |
| His | 4.62a | 4.22a | 4.31a | 4.24a | 1.89b | 0.38 | 0.003 |
| Ile | 10.68a | 9.04b | 10.86a | 11.03a | 7.08c | 0.386 | < 0.001 |
| Ser | 11.63a | 10.41a | 11.8a | 12.01a | 7.43b | 0.508 | < 0.001 |
| Tyr | 2.79a | 1.97a | 2.41a | 2.84a | 2.56a | 0.29 | 0.288 |
*Means essential amino acid.
SEM: standard error of mean.
a–cWithin a row, means without a common superscript differed (P < 0.001).