Amino Acids in the American Groundnut (Apios americana) |
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| Authors: | P W WILSON F J PICHARDO J A LIUZZO W J BLACKMON B D REYNOLDS |
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| Affiliation: | Author Wilson is with the Horticulture Dept., Authors Pichardo and Liuzzo are with the Food Science Dept., and Authors Black-mon and Reynolds are with the Plant Pathology Crop Physiology Dept., Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, L.S.U. Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70803;. |
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| Abstract: | The amino acid composition of groundnut (Apios americana Medikus) was analyzed using ion-exchange column chromatography. Aspartic and glutamic acids were the predominant amino acids in both seeds and tubers. Other amino acids present in significant quantities were leucine, histidine and proline. The most abundant free amino acids, other than aspartic and glutamic acids, were arginine and leucine in the seeds and histidine and serine in the tubers. |
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