Table 2 Free amino acid content in leaves of wild-type 9311 and spl32 mutant.

From: Isolation and characterization of a spotted leaf 32 mutant with early leaf senescence and enhanced defense response in rice

Amino acids (μg/g)

9311

spl32

Asp

243.76 ± 11.82

160.32 ± 7.97**

Asn

31.01 ± 0.67

28.71 ± 0.67*

Thr

62.62 ± 7.59

64.48 ± 3.23

Ser

284.68 ± 24.49

101.42 ± 8.84**

Glu

1165.32 ± 60.84

890.08 ± 19.41**

Gln

28.02 ± 0.26

32.18 ± 0.90**

Gly

251.72 ± 3.83

56.68 ± 5.78**

Ala

223.60 ± 10.41

91.74 ± 8.72**

Cys

7.64 ± 1.40

22.78 ± 0.50**

Val

126.94 ± 6.37

55.54 ± 2.64**

Met

201.24 ± 18.65

159.96 ± 3.04*

Ile

46.30 ± 0.98

14.48 ± 1.49**

Leu

73.90 ± 1.63

24.78 ± 2.22**

Tyr

133.42 ± 5.42

63.96 ± 2.70**

Phe

82.42 ± 2.22

34.02 ± 0.52**

Lys

63.02 ± 7.96

31.78 ± 1.42**

His

40.84 ± 1.72

27.04 ± 2.22**

Arg

16.18 ± 0.67

17.88 ± 0.48*

Pro

18.73 ± 0.61

17.59 ± 1.18

  1. Data are presented as means ± SD. Three independent plants were measured to calculate the means value. Statistically significant differences from the respective wild type at *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 were detected using t-tests.
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