Table 5.

Cellular amino acids and protein contents (µmol/100 mg dry wt.) of the pathogenic fungi isolated from maize grains.

Amino Acid	Aa (KSU4M1-1)	Ca (KSU3M2-1)	Cl (KSU3M1-1)	Fc (KSU1M3-1)	Fp (KSU1M2-2)	Fp (KSU1M2-3)	Fv (KSU1M1-1)	Fv (KSU1M1-2)	Fv (KSU1M1-3)	Fv (KSU1M1-4)	Sz (KSU2M2-1)	Sz (KSU2M2-2)
Essential amino acids (µmol/100 mg dry wt.)
Histidine	0.217 ± 0.006	0.970 ± 0.020	0.270 ± 0.020	0.163 ± 0.015	0.193 ± 0.015	0.210 ± 0.030	0.410 ± 0.010	0.437 ± 0.015	0.497 ± 0.012	0.310 ± 0.010	0.310 ± 0.010	0.330 ± 0.010
Tryptophan	0.897 ± 0.015	0.217 ± 0.015	0.173 ± 0.015	1.600 ± 0.020	0.310 ± 0.030	0.420 ± 0.010	0.253 ± 0.012	0.190 ± 0.010	0.217 ± 0.006	0.167 ± 0.006	0.447 ± 0.006	0.180 ± 0.010
Leucine	3.400 ± 1.143	4.400 ± 0.010	2.430 ± 0.010	6.177 ± 0.006	2.340 ± 0.010	3.510 ± 0.010	2.223 ± 0.015	5.070 ± 0.010	5.113 ± 0.021	3.197 ± 0.015	4.580 ± 0.010	3.600 ± 0.020
Isoleucine	2.403 ± 0.025	2.450 ± 0.010	2.950 ± 0.010	6.840 ± 0.040	2.800 ± 0.010	3.350 ± 0.010	3.070 ± 0.010	3.457 ± 0.006	3.497 ± 0.012	3.257 ± 0.015	3.170 ± 0.010	3.710 ± 0.020
Methionine	0.523 ± 0.015	0.343 ± 0.006	0.350 ± 0.010	2.333 ± 0.021	0.353 ± 0.006	0.260 ± 0.010	0.417 ± 0.006	0.110 ± 0.010	0.127 ± 0.006	0.207 ± 0.006	0.570 ± 0.010	0.280 ± 0.010
Phenylalanine	0.250 ± 0.010	1.340 ± 0.010	0.760 ± 0.010	4.730 ± 0.010	0.600 ± 0.182	0.797 ± 0.015	0.830 ± 0.010	0.943 ± 0.006	0.983 ± 0.006	0.840 ± 0.010	0.473 ± 0.569	0.880 ± 0.010
Lysine	1.667 ± 0.015	4.080 ± 0.010	3.747 ± 0.006	5.217 ± 0.025	3.200 ± 0.010	4.250 ± 0.010	4.080 ± 0.010	4.890 ± 0.010	4.967 ± 0.059	4.110 ± 0.010	4.440 ± 0.017	4.230 ± 0.010
Threonine	0.243 ± 0.015	0.167 ± 0.015	2.287 ± 0.021	2.193 ± 0.015	1.707 ± 0.012	2.720 ± 0.173	2.340 ± 0.010	3.770 ± 0.010	3.887 ± 0.015	2.520 ± 0.010	3.823 ± 0.015	2.660 ± 0.010
Valine	2.900 ± 0.010	4.120 ± 0.010	3.070 ± 0.010	1.830 ± 0.010	2.180 ± 0.010	3.440 ± 0.010	2.660 ± 0.010	3.937 ± 0.015	3.983 ± 0.006	3.250 ± 0.010	3.760 ± 0.010	3.550 ± 0.010
Nonessential amino acids (µmol/100 mg dry wt.)
Alanine	3.097 ± 0.015	4.880 ± 0.010	3.167 ± 0.015	2.317 ± 0.012	2.067 ± 0.031	4.673 ± 0.031	2.300 ± 0.010	5.307 ± 0.006	5.423 ± 0.015	3.510 ± 0.010	5.067 ± 0.059	3.630 ± 0.010
Serine	1.430 ± 0.010	3.753 ± 0.015	2.190 ± 0.010	2.690 ± 0.026	1.363 ± 0.015	3.160 ± 0.017	1.697 ± 0.015	2.433 ± 0.021	2.523 ± 0.025	2.427 ± 0.015	3.303 ± 0.021	2.870 ± 0.020
Arginine	2.140 ± 0.010	2.740 ± 0.010	1.953 ± 0.015	3.640 ± 0.020	1.380 ± 0.010	2.210 ± 0.010	1.440 ± 0.010	2.413 ± 0.015	2.460 ± 0.010	1.753 ± 0.015	2.313 ± 0.015	1.990 ± 0.020
Glutamic acid	2.980 ± 0.010	5.337 ± 0.006	4.240 ± 0.026	3.270 ± 0.010	3.203 ± 0.021	4.860 ± 0.020	3.700 ± 0.040	5.767 ± 0.006	5.857 ± 0.042	4.627 ± 0.021	5.247 ± 0.012	4.840 ± 0.020
Aspartic acid	2.413 ± 0.015	4.620 ± 0.010	3.927 ± 0.012	1.860 ± 0.020	1.650 ± 0.010	4.593 ± 0.021	2.840 ± 0.010	4.870 ± 0.010	4.907 ± 0.006	4.193 ± 0.021	4.850 ± 0.010	4.560 ± 0.020
Glycine	3.070 ± 0.010	5.180 ± 0.010	3.170 ± 0.010	1.220 ± 0.010	2.170 ± 0.026	3.793 ± 0.021	3.167 ± 0.015	5.040 ± 0.010	5.090 ± 0.010	3.417 ± 0.021	4.647 ± 0.025	3.980 ± 0.020
Proline	3.073 ± 0.006	3.347 ± 0.006	2.460 ± 0.010	6.433 ± 0.021	0.420 ± 0.026	2.523 ± 0.031	1.933 ± 0.031	3.133 ± 0.021	3.183 ± 0.006	2.300 ± 0.010	2.970 ± 0.020	2.450 ± 0.010
Total cellular protein (µmol/100 mg dry wt.)
Protein	170.113 ± 0.021	211.077 ± 0.015	186.440 ± 0.020	166.450 ± 0.040	164.530 ± 0.020	193.867 ± 0.015	178.557 ± 0.031	225.180 ± 0.030	225.740 ± 0.061	199.195 ± 0.021	220.637 ± 0.025	199.830 ± 0.030

Aa = Alternaria alternata, Ca = C. australiensis, Cl = C. lunata, Fc = Fusarium chlamydosporum, Fp = Fusarium proliferatum, Fv = Fusarium verticillioides, and Sz = Sarocladium zeae.