Research Article

Effect of Exogenous Melatonin on the Quality of Soybean and Natto Products under Drought Stress

Table 3

Effect of exogenous melatonin on the isoflavone content in soybean under drought stress.

TreatmentDaidzin (μg⋅g−1)Glycitin (μg⋅g−1)Genistin (μg⋅g−1)Genistein (μg⋅g−1)Total isoflavones (μg⋅g−1)

WW168.29 ± 0.62 a49.56 ± 0.26 a226.17 ± 8.60 a5.60 ± 0.12 a449.62 ± 8.23 a
D152.67 ± 0.88 c42.05 ± 0.37 c193.72 ± 6.99 c4.44 ± 0.10 b392.89 ± 6.59 c
D + M157.46 ± 0.11 b45.55 ± 0.22 b206.58 ± 3.6 b5.55 ± 0.06 a415.14 ± 3.87 b