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Effect of Phosfon D on the Amino Acid Content and Protein Quality of Two Snap Bean Cultivars
Author(s) -
MEREDITH F. I.,
SMITTLE D. A.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1984.tb13255.x
Subject(s) - cultivar , phaseolus , methionine , amino acid , snap , limiting , protein quality , nitrogen , chemistry , horticulture , agronomy , food science , biology , biochemistry , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , computer graphics (images) , computer science , engineering
Two cultivars of snap beans, Phaseolus vulgaris L. were treated with soil applications of Phosfon D, a growth retardant, at 10 −3 M and 10 −3 M concentrations. Total nitrogen and ammo acids were determined on the bean pods of the two cultivars and in the treated pods. Cultivar and treatment differences in amino acid content were found. Phosfon D stimulated the synthesis of nonprotein nitrogen compounds in the cultivar Eagle and increased the synthesis of amino acids in the cultivar Nemasnap. Differences in the amino acids were not sufficiently large to change the protein quality in the snap beans. The limiting amino acid in the snap beans was methionine.