Table 4.

Sequence information of primers of genes of interest used in qRT-PCR assays.

Gene Name	Forwards Primer (5′-3′)	Reverse Primer (5′-3′)	Product Size
18S	GTGAGTGAAGAAGGGCAATG	CACTTTCAACCCGATTCACC	/
SAMDC	TACAATGACGACATGGCGGATAT	CTGGTGGTGGCAACGGAAACTG	80 bp
ADC	AATTAGTCCGCCTTGGTGCTTCC	TACTGCCTGAACAACCGCCATTG	146 bp
SPDS	CCTGATGTAGCGGTTGGATACGAAG	CAGTTCTTGTGCGGGACCTATTGG	144 bp
SPS	ACGGAAAGAGACGAGTTTGCCTATC	CACCATCACCACCACCCACAAC	103 bp
PAO	GCTGCTGGGAGATTCGCTTACG	TATTGAACAGGCTCGGTTGCTTCC	113 bp