Table 2 List of gene products for the 50 most abundant transcript reads in the non-normalized cDNA library from bitter melon seeds.

gi|21327881

23,678

169

Napin

gi|29243138

15,142

34

hypothetical protein

gi|11225518

8,197

45

MAP30

gi|56788031

7,564

15

seed storage protein, legumin-related

gi|19528

6,861

60

α-momorcharin

gi|167492

6,340

42

11 S globulin beta-subunit precursor

gi|13171073

6,309

3

ribosome-inactivating protein precursor

gi|147798373

5,370

10

hypothetical protein BURP domain

gi|3808062

4,278

42

cupin 2, PV100

gi|976231

2,438

3

ribonuclease (RNase LC1)

gi|157343662

1,921

6

unnamed protein product, PEBP

gi|29165641

1,804

5

trichosanthin precursor

gi|109895116

1,733

5

ribosome-inactivating protein

gi|15215752

1,473

5

At5g59750, riboflavin biosynthesis protein

gi|5381325

1,346

8

11 S globulin precursor

gi|4106063

1,282

8

trichoanguin

gi|157358487

1,121

6

unnamed protein product

gi|28371823

1,012

15

Δ12 oleate desaturase, FAD2/FAD2v

gi|157335527

1,000

3

class-3 lipase

gi|118482397

833

3

dehydroascorbate reductase 2

gi|170444

780

1

extensin (class II)

gi|1838961

714

2

acyl carrier protein

gi|118482623

637

2

γ-thionin family protein

gi|157345129

616

1

class-3 lipase

gi|1938236

571

1

acyl-CoA-binding protein

gi|164449275

565

6

caleosin

gi|157327440

533

1

cytochrome P450

gi|1944181

492

4

aspartic endopeptidase

gi|29243128

479

6

putative major latex protein

gi|157340924

418

1

oxygenase

gi|1911803

407

36

napin-like protein large chain

gi|1666094

402

4

gibberellin 20-oxidase

gi|691752

379

5

cupin 2 preproMP27-MP32

gi|156891145

374

2

glutaredoxin

gi|157338378

363

1

Sec 61 protein

gi|32170831

357

2

leaf ubiquitous urease

gi|49532940

357

3

type-2 metallothionein

gi|10129818

332

15

ribosome inactivating protein type I

gi|19338630

311

3

48-kDa glycoprotein precursor

gi|157329758

293

4

DUF588 unnamed protein product

gi|433609

292

1

enolase

gi|224797

291

2

urease

gi|6224716

284

3

Δ12 oleic acid desaturase-like, conjugase

gi|2331046

281

4

type 2 ribosome-inactivating protein precursor

gi|1587207

271

12

NeuAc-gal/GalNAc-binding lectin

gi|87162930

269

2

lipoxygenase, embryo-specific 3

gi|1669585

269

3

cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase

gi|118484529

266

4

At2g37600, Ribosomal L36e

gi|2224892

260

1

gibberellin 7-oxidase

gi|70724314

258

4

cytochrome P450 monooxygenase