Table 1. Instrumental conditions for analyzing free amino acid content

Instrument parameter Condition
Model Ultimate 3000 (Thermo Scientific Dionex, Waltham, MA, USA)
Detector 1. UV detector: 338 nm2. FL detectorExcitation: 340 nm, emission: 450 nm (OPA)Excitation: 266 nm, emission: 305 nm (FMOC)
Column VDSpher 100 C 18-E (4.6×150 mm, 5 μm)(VDS optilab, Berlin, Germany)
Mobile phase A: 20 mM sodium phosphate monobasic (pH 7.8)B: water/acetonitrile/methanol (10:45:45, v/v)
Gradient condition Time (min)024.024.526.026.530.0 %B05710010000
Flow rate 1.5 mL/min
Injection volume 0.5 μL
Temperature Column: 40°CSample: 20°C
OPA, o-phthalaldehyde; FMOC, 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate.