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. 2023 Mar 5;18:100628. doi: 10.1016/j.fochx.2023.100628

Table 4.

Contents of individual phenolic compounds (mg/kg DW a) in yellow proso millet (DX-Y) b at different germination stages.

Phenolic compounds *G0 S1 G2 G4 G6
Free Hydroxybenzoic acids
Protocatechualdehyde 56.09 ± 1.17a 42.46 ± 0.98b 31.46 ± 1.25c n.d. n.d.
p-Hydroxybenzoic acid 35.43 ± 1.14a 5.06 ± 0.07b 1.74 ± 0.17c n.d. n.d.
p-Hydroxybenzaldehyde 37.20 ± 0.67a 7.63 ± 0.22b 6.20 ± 0.17c 1.86 ± 0.18d 0.60 ± 0.10e
Hydroxycinnamic acids
trans-p-Coumaric acid 40.31 ± 1.19a 7.22 ± 0.12b 6.82 ± 0.17b 2.33 ± 0.11c 2.66 ± 0.11c
trans-Ferulic acid 3.18 ± 0.16d 3.44 ± 0.10d 9.30 ± 0.35c 21.53 ± 0.76b 21.63 ± 0.65a
Feruloylquinic acid n.d. n.d. n.d. 21.46 ± 1.24b 24.07 ± 1.07a
N,N′-bis-(p-coumaroyl)- putrescine n.d. n.d. n.d. 15.49 ± 0.57b 26.35 ± 0.58a
Hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives n.d. n.d. n.d. 15.29 ± 0.53b 34.52 ± 1.23a
Hydroxycinnamic acid spermidines
N′,N″-dicaffeoylspermidine 0.93 ± 0.06a 0.33 ± 0.03c 0.19 ± 0.04d 0.65 ± 0.05b 0.72 ± 0.04b
N′-caffeoyl-N″-feruloylspermidine 3.72 ± 0.09e 4.16 ± 0.06 d 5.85 ± 0.16c 9.19 ± 0.07b 11.10 ± 0.09a
Hydroxycinnamic acid serotonins
N-(p-coumaroyl)serotonin 24.85 ± 0.07a 4.95 ± 0.06b 5.16 ± 0.10b 2.09 ± 0.11d 2.49 ± 0.16c
N-feruloylserotonin 5.25 ± 0.09b 2.44 ± 0.12 d 2.95 ± 0.07c 5.49 ± 0.17b 6.10 ± 0.11a



Bound Hydroxybenzoic acids
Protocatechualdehyde 37.04 ± 1.71a 3.10 ± 0.08c 5.34 ± 0.22b 5.35 ± 0.12b 6.72 ± 0.07b
p-Hydroxybenzoic acid 92.40 ± 1.30a 35.49 ± 1.12b 25.31 ± 0.70c 0.89 ± 0.09d 0.90 ± 0.03d
p-Hydroxybenzaldehyde 153.56 ± 1.61a 131.48 ± 1.83b 124.11 ± 1.42c 30.55 ± 0.74e 40.15 ± 1.72d
Vanillic acid 80.03 ± 1.58c 43.39 ± 1.50e 56.35 ± 1.06d 84.47 ± 1.04b 97.56 ± 0.97a
Hydroxycinnamic acids
trans-p-Coumaric acid 403.12 ± 2.30e 452.50 ± 2.28d 472.37 ± 2.34c 524.08 ± 3.08b 572.61 ± 2.48a
cis-p-Coumaric acid 70.62 ± 1.73a 59.51 ± 1.19b 55.57 ± 1.19c 30.45 ± 0.79e 38.31 ± 1.04d
trans-Ferulic acid 297.97 ± 1.33e 328.65 ± 2.32d 413.36 ± 2.30c 2794.80 ± 5.75b 2890.73 ± 4.47a
8,8′-aryltetralin-DFA 8.50 ± 0.17 d 8.77 ± 0.10d 9.69 ± 0.17c 19.13 ± 0.08b 21.14 ± 0.08a
cis-Ferulic acid 78.55 ± 1.41c 72.26 ± 1.33 d 78.52 ± 1.24c 400.48 ± 1.58b 434.02 ± 1.80a
8,8′-DFA 9.93 ± 0.16c 10.82 ± 0.45bc 12.02 ± 0.17b 41.25 ± 0.81a 42.17 ± 1.18a
8,5′-DFA n.d. n.d. 22.52 ± 0.61c 137.44 ± 1.27b 154.55 ± 1.45a
Trans-trans-8-O-4′–DFA 17.05 ± 0.83c 18.45 ± 0.79c 19.55 ± 1.07c 124.07 ± 1.32b 142.53 ± 1.05a
5-5′-DFA 12.15 ± 0.54c 13.12 ± 0.45c 13.64 ± 0.64c 141.87 ± 2.54b 168.59 ± 3.69a
8-5′-DFAbenzofuran 13.39 ± 0.53b 8.34 ± 0.23d 10.58 ± 0.62c 13.88 ± 0.64b 25.34 ± 1.39a
Trans-cis-8-O-4′–DFA 9.40 ± 0.42c 8.01 ± 0.46c 8.86 ± 0.23c 29.51 ± 1.45b 33.35 ± 1.45a

*G0 stands for raw, ungerminated proso millet, S1 means soaked proso millets, and G2, G4 and G6 imply proso millet germinated for 2, 4 and 6 days.

n.d., not detected.

a

DW, dry weight of sample.

b

Results are expressed as mean ± SD. Values with no letters in common are significantly different (p < 0.05).