Table 6 The changes of amino acid content with sulfur, subamino, non-protein and total in tobacco leaves under different curing time.

From: Regression prediction of tobacco chemical components during curing based on color quantification and machine learning

Location

Curing time (h)

Indicators (mg/g)

Sulfur, subamino acid content

Non-protein amino acid content

Total free amino acids

Cystine

Proline

β-alanine

β-Aminoisobutyric

γ-aminobutyric

Upper leaves

0

0.10 ± 0.02c

0.15 ± 0.08e

0.16 ± 0.08d

0.11 ± 0.02a

1.10 ± 0.19a

3.68 ± 0.44c

24

0.11 ± 0.02c

1.40 ± 0.59e

0.27 ± 0.06bc

0.08 ± 0.01ab

0.83 ± 0.18b

5.44 ± 0.13c

48

0.12 ± 0.01bc

5.45 ± 0.92d

0.18 ± 0.07cd

0.07 ± 0b

0.73 ± 0.1bc

10.12 ± 1.69b

60

0.13 ± 0.01abc

7.82 ± 0.60c

0.18 ± 0.04cd

0.08 ± 0ab

0.79 ± 0.03bc

15.14 ± 1.85a

72

0.11 ± 0.02bc

8.60 ± 0.85bc

0.15 ± 0d

0.07 ± 0.01b

0.86 ± 0.11b

17.02 ± 1.39a

84

0.12 ± 0.02bc

9.88 ± 0.81ab

0.17 ± 0.01cd

0.07 ± 0.01b

0.78 ± 0.11bc

15.79 ± 0.98a

96

0.13 ± 0.01abc

10.66 ± 0.23a

0.22 ± 0.04cd

0.06 ± 0.01b

0.69 ± 0.1bcd

15.55 ± 1.50a

108

0.13 ± 0.01abc

8.98 ± 0.69abc

0.24 ± 0.02bcd

0.07 ± 0.01b

0.62 ± 0.06bcd

15.68 ± 1.51a

120

0.18 ± 0.03a

8.92 ± 0.71abc

0.36 ± 0.06a

0.08 ± 0.04b

0.55 ± 0.02cd

15.33 ± 0.87a

132

0.17 ± 0.05ab

9.39 ± 0.76abc

0.33 ± 0.05ab

0.07 ± 0.03b

0.46 ± 0.05d

14.21 ± 1.85a

Middle leaves

0

0.05 ± 0.01c

0.07 ± 0.02c

0.17 ± 0.08cde

0.07 ± 0.04ab

1.07 ± 0.09a

4.97 ± 0.68c

24

0.06 ± 0c

1.00 ± 0.22c

0.23 ± 0.05bc

0.08 ± 0.01a

0.82 ± 0.08b

6.86 ± 0.20c

48

0.06 ± 0bc

4.27 ± 0.66b

0.16 ± 0.07cde

0.06 ± 0.02abcd

0.70 ± 0.09bc

12.82 ± 1.09b

60

0.07 ± 0.01bc

6.91 ± 0.30a

0.09 ± 0.03e

0.07 ± 0.02abc

0.80 ± 0.05b

16.11 ± 1.27a

72

0.07 ± 0.01abc

7.89 ± 1.07a

0.13 ± 0.01de

0.05 ± 0bcd

0.69 ± 0.06bc

16.00 ± 1.95a

84

0.06 ± 0bc

8.61 ± 0.17a

0.14 ± 0.02de

0.04 ± 0d

0.65 ± 0.08c

17.45 ± 1.25a

96

0.07 ± 0.01bc

8.35 ± 1.32a

0.20 ± 0.02cd

0.04 ± 0cd

0.60 ± 0.07cd

17.71 ± 0.61a

108

0.07 ± 0.01abc

8.53 ± 0.54a

0.28 ± 0.03b

0.05 ± 0.02bcd

0.57 ± 0.07cd

15.72 ± 1.68ab

120

0.09 ± 0.01ab

8.35 ± 0.30a

0.38 ± 0.05a

0.08 ± 0.01ab

0.49 ± 0.07de

15.53 ± 1.59ab

132

0.09 ± 0.02a

7.83 ± 1.46a

0.41 ± 0.05a

0.08 ± 0.01ab

0.38 ± 0.11e

15.60 ± 1.21ab

  1. Note: Different letters indicate significant differences (P ≤ 0.05) at different curing times for the same part of the tobacco.