Table 3.
Percentage of Emax and EC50 values (mg mL−1) for the fractions F3-10 kDa and F < 3 kDa obtained from ETC and HTC beans with or without thermal treatment.
| Sample | Fractions |
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|---|---|---|---|
| F3-10 kDa | F < 3 kDa | ||
| ETC beans1 | Emax1 | 51.2 ± 4.4 | 80.1 ± 8.9 |
| EC50 | 0.48 ± 0.03 | 0.20 ± 0.01 | |
| HTC beans | Emax | 71.5 ± 9.2 | 84.7 ± 8.6 |
| EC50 | 0.32 ± 0.05 | 0.16 ± 0.02 | |
| Autoclaved beans | Emax | 93.4 ± 10.5 | 50.6 ± 1.8 |
| EC50 | 0.22 ± 0.05 | 0.48 ± 0.02 | |
| Extruded beans | Emax | 83.1 ± 5.1 | 30.6 ± 4.7 |
| EC50 | 0.26 ± 0.04 | 0.64 ± 0.03 | |
1
Results show the means ± SEM of 6–8 experiments. ETC = easy-to-cook (non-hardened) beans; HTC = hard-to-cook (hardened) beans; Emax = maximal relaxation; EC50 = concentration required to obtain a 50% relaxation.