Table 1 Twelve DEGs involved in amino acid metabolism.

From: The Zea mays mutants opaque2 and opaque16 disclose lysine change in waxy maize as revealed by RNA-Seq

Gene ID

log2 Ratio

Description

Pathway

Zm00001d047124.1

−4.59

proline dehydrogenase EC1.5.5.2

proline metabolism

Zm00001d027861.1

−2.36

alanine-glyoxylate transaminase EC2.6.1.44

alanine biosynthesis

Zm00001d025862.1

−1.41

L-threonine aldolase EC4.1.2.5

alanine biosynthesis

Zm00001d014258.1

Zm00001d030557.1

1.43

1.41

alanine transaminase EC2.6.1.2

alanine biosynthesis

Zm00001d049380.1

−1.13

4-aminobutyrate transaminase EC2.6.1.19

glutamate metabolism

Zm00001d035443.1

1.13

acetylornithine transaminase EC2.6.1.11

L-arginine biosynthesis

Zm00001d016198.1

1.41

glutamate-oxaloacetic transaminase EC2.6.1.1

L-aspartate biosynthesis

Zm00001d027536.1

1.98

serine O-acetyltransferase EC2.3.1.30

L-cysteine biosynthesis I

Zm00001d052079.1

−2.88

lysine-ketoglutarate reductase EC1.5.1.8

Lysine degradation

Zm00001d020984.1

−2.28

sarcosine oxidase EC1.5.3.7/EC1.5.3.1

Lysine degradation

Zm00001d037498.1

1.73

tryptophan aminotransferase related EC2.6.1.99

Tryptophan metabolism