Research Article
Biopriming of Momordica charantia Seeds with Enterobacter to Improve Nutritional and Biochemical Attributes
Table 6
Correlation matrix of antimicrobial activity with enzymes, primary, and secondary metabolites of M. charantia leaves.
| Bacteria | Enzymes | Primary metabolites | Secondary metabolites | Peroxidase | Catalase | Chl-tot | Chl-a | Chl-b | Proteins | Soluble sugar | Amino acids | Carotenoid | Anthocyanin |
| P. aeruginosa | ns | 0.7 | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | S. aureus | ns | ns | −0.9 | −0.9 | ns | 0.8 | −0.7 | 0.7 | ns | ns |
| Bacteria | Secondary metabolites | Flavonoid | Quercetin | Vanillic acid | Sinapic acid | M-coumaric acid | Cinnamic acid | Syringic acid | Benzoic acid | Chlorogenic acid | Ferulic acid |
| P. aeruginosa | ns | ns | 1 | ns | 1 | ns | ns | ns | ns | −1 | S. aureus | ns | −1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | −1 |
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, , and indicate significant correlation; ns: nonsignificance at . |