Table 5.
The content of individual amino acids in the aerial parts of cauliflower expressed as mean ± SD (n = 9) in µmol/g DM. Total content of amino acids is presented in bold.
| Amino Acid | Abbrev. | Florets | Leaves | Stems |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essential amino acids | ||||
| Valine | VAL | 106.54 ± 23.81 a | 60.66 ± 11.15 b | 100.01 ± 24.52 a |
| Leucine | LEU | 62.7 ± 11.11 a | 10.30 ± 2.93 c | 23.93 ± 6.2 b |
| Isoleucine | ILE | 64.2 ± 15.64 a | 16.43 ± 2.07 c | 41.25 ± 7.23 b |
| Threonine | THR | 54.47 ± 6.56 b | 75.14 ± 8.74 a | 50.4 ± 14.39 b |
| Phenylalanine | PHE | 62.72 ± 15.97 a | 18.19 ± 4.2 b | 21.99 ± 7.36 b |
| Lysine | LYS | 36.5 ± 7.72 a | 7.48 ± 1.35 c | 17.51 ± 3.01 b |
| Histidine | HIS | 41.08 ± 13.16 a, b | 42.06 ± 10.39 a | 30.68 ± 10.92 b |
| Tryptophan | TRP | 15.32 ± 5.66 a | 9.13 ± 2.1 b | 12.66 ± 5.25 a, b |
| Non-essential amino acids | ||||
| Alanine | ALA | 432.07 ± 53.24 a | 332.01 ± 46.53 b | 341.32 ± 68.92 b |
| Glycine | GLY | 29.54 ± 4.08 a | 22.25 ± 5.01 b | 33.02 ± 5.51 a |
| Serine | SER | 224.1 ± 32.93 b | 276.51 ± 28.78 a | 268.31 ± 48.04 a |
| Proline | PRO | 21.27 ± 3.07 a | 22.62 ± 4.07 a | 21.18 ± 3.99 a |
| Asparagine | ASN | 126.9 ± 14.12 c | 444.96 ± 76.12 a | 205.97 ± 55.7 b |
| Glutamic acid | GLU | 146.75 ± 24.74 b | 93.32 ± 15.21 c | 193.56 ± 46.19 a |
| Glutamine | GLN | 491.85 ± 124.21 c | 2121.63 ± 314.16 a | 1009.42 ± 196.41 b |
| Tyrosine | TYR | 42.86 ± 7.15 a | 13.88 ± 3.29 c | 26.36 ± 7.8 b |
| Other amino acids | ||||
| α-Aminoadipic acid | AAA | 9.72 ± 1.71 c | 43.51 ± 7.95 a | 25.07 ± 6.25 b |
| Total essential amino acids | 443.53 ± 26.64 a | 239.38 ± 26.13 c | 298.44 ± 28.22 b | |
| Total non-essential amino acids | 1515.34 ± 182.28 c | 3327.19 ± 708.33 a | 2099.14 ± 324.86 b | |
| Total amino acid | 1968.58 ± 364.87 b | 3610.08 ± 544.06 a | 2422.64 ± 517.67 b | |
Different letters in a row indicate statistically significant (p-value < 0.05) differences between the samples.