Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2021, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (4): 640-650.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2021.04.09

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Principal component analysis and cluster analysis for evaluating free amino acids of 16 pepper materials

ZHANG Ting1(), LIU Huiqin1, GUO Qinwei1, LI Chaosen1, ZHANG Xinhui1, XIANG Xiaomin1, ZHAO Dongfeng1, WAN Hongjian2,*()   

  1. 1. Quzhou Academy of Agircultural and Forestry Sciences, Quzhou 324000, China
    2. Institute of Vegetables, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
  • Received:2020-07-08 Online:2021-04-25 Published:2021-04-25
  • Contact: WAN Hongjian

Abstract:

In order to analyze the differences in the comprehensive quality of free amino acids in 16 different peppers, the free amino acids (FAAs) were determined by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, and the systematic evaluation were performed by principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis. The results showed that 16-17 kinds of FAAs were detected in all kinds of peppers, and the total content ranged from 10.57 to 25.68 mg·g-1. There were significant differences in the contents of free amino acids (FAA), but no obvious difference in species in the 16 cultivars of peppers, among which the highest contents of total free amino acids, essential amino acids, limiting amino acids were observed in the cultivar D1, D4 had the highest content of taste-active amino acids. Three principal components (F1, F2, F3) were extracted by PCA, which contributed cumulatively to 83.501% of the total variance. The comprehensive evaluation model was established as F=0.775F1+0.126F2+0.0969F3. The comprehensive scores of D4, D1 and D2 were ranked as the top three. Cluster analysis was used to divide these daylily cultivars into 3 groups, and the results were consistent with the PCA, which reflected the distinction among different germplasms of peppers.

Key words: pepper, free amino acid, principal component analysis, cluster analysis

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