Table 3.
Amino acid concentrations among different Lens species (Rozan et al., 2001).
| Amino acids | L. culinaris | L. orientalis | L. ervoides | L. nigricans | L. odemensis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mg amino acids/g of dry seed weight | |||||
| Ala | 20.42 | 39.81 | 16.01 | 22.47 | 21.32 |
| Arg | 10.61 | 14.04 | 12.05 | 7.48 | 9.10 |
| Asp | 10.96 | 26.10 | 17.42 | 7.68 | 11.17 |
| Cys | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.53 | 0.47 | 0.44 |
| Glu | 26.55 | 42.27 | 32.62 | 19.95 | 24.22 |
| Gly | 9.77 | 12.66 | 11.48 | 7.89 | 10.22 |
| His | 8.74 | 3.95 | 9.75 | 4.94 | 6.84 |
| Ile | 6.26 | 9.58 | 8.59 | 7.76 | 5.06 |
| Leu | 10.64 | 15.86 | 14.07 | 11.74 | 8.09 |
| Lys | 4.54 | 12.64 | 9.48 | 6.14 | 5.69 |
| Met | 1.49 | 1.63 | 1.74 | 1.22 | 1.18 |
| Phe | 6.70 | 10.64 | 9.37 | 9.46 | 5.55 |
| Pro | 11.11 | 11.36 | 11.54 | 10.52 | 8.88 |
| Ser | 11.38 | 15.60 | 14.10 | 8.70 | 11.20 |
| Thr | 5.57 | 7.57 | 6.31 | 4.56 | 5.62 |
| Trp | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Tyr | 6.34 | 7.53 | 6.65 | 6.35 | 5.05 |
| Val | 8.54 | 11.64 | 9.60 | 8.64 | 7.24 |
Ala, alanine; Arg, arginine; Asp, aspartate/aspartic acid; Cys, cysteine; Glu, glutamate/glutamic acid; Gly, glycine; His, histidine; Ile, isoleucine; Leu, leucine; Lys, lysine; Met, methionine; Phe, phenylalanine; Pro, proline; Ser, serine; Thr, threonine; Trp, tryptophan; Tyr, tyrosine; Val, valine.