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

, , and indicate significant correlation; ns: nonsignificance at .