Skip to main content
. 2023 May 26;29:e20220079. doi: 10.1590/1678-9199-JVATITD-2022-0079

Table 3. Plant organ, identification methods, and flavonoids present in Moringa oleifera.

Compound Plant organ Identification method References
1) Quercetin Inline graphic Seed, leaves HPLC, UHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS, NMR, ESIMS, HPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS, HPLC-DAD, LC-MS [ 81, 82, 84, 114- 118]
2) Epicatechin Inline graphic Seed, leaves HPLC, LC-MS [ 82, 114]
3) Catechin Inline graphic Seed, Leaves HPLC [ 85, 114]
4) Isoquercetin Inline graphic Leaves HPLC [ 119]
5) Kaempferol acetyl dihexose Inline graphic Leaves UHPLC-qTOF-MS [ 120]
6) Quercetin acetyl dihexose Inline graphic Leaves UHPLC-qTOF-MS [ 120]
7) Quercetin hexose Inline graphic Leaves UHPLC-qTOF-MS [ 120]
8) Quercetin hydroxy-methylglutaroyl hexose Inline graphic Leaves UHPLC-qTOF-MS, UHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS [ 116, 120]
9) Quercetin acetyl hexose Inline graphic Leaves UHPLC-qTOF-MS [ 120]
10) Kaempferol hexose Inline graphic Leaves UHPLC-qTOF-MS [ 120]
11) Isorhamnetin hexose Inline graphic Leaves UHPLC-qTOF-MS [ 120]
12) Quercetin malonyl hexose Inline graphic Leaves UHPLC-qTOF-MS [ 120]
13) Kaempferol hydroxy-methylglutaroyl hexose Inline graphic Leaves UHPLC-qTOF-MS [ 120]
14) Kaempferol acetyl hexose Inline graphic Leaves UHPLC-qTOF-MS [ 120]
15) Kaempferol malonyl hexose Inline graphic Leaves UHPLC-qTOF-MS [ 120]
16) Isorhamnetin hydroxy-methylglutaroyl hexose Inline graphic Leaves UHPLC-qTOF-MS [ 120]
17) Isorhamnetin acetyl hexose Inline graphic Leaves UHPLC-qTOF-MS [ 120]
18) Luteolin-6-C-glucoside Inline graphic Seed LC-MS [ 121]
19) Hesperidin Inline graphic Seed LC-MS [ 121]
20) Kaempferol Inline graphic Leaves UHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS, NMR, ESIMS, HPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS, HPLC-DAD, LC-MS [ 81, 82, 84, 115- 118]
21) Myricetin Inline graphic Leaves HPLC [ 115]
22) Rutin Inline graphic Leaves HPLC-ESI-MS, HPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS, LC-MS, HPLC-DAD, UHPLC-Q-Exactive-MS/MS [ 81- 85, 122, 123]
23) Vitexin Inline graphic Leaves UHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS, UHPLC-Q-Exactive-MS/MS [ 116, 123]
24) Astragalin Inline graphic Leaves UHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS, UHPLC-Q-Exactive-MS/MS [ 116, 123]
25) Quercetin-3-glucoside Inline graphic Leaves HPLC-ESI-MS, HPLC-DAD [ 83, 122]
26) Kaempferol-3- O-glucoside Inline graphic Leaves HPLC-ESI-MS, HPLC-DAD [ 83, 122]
27) Quercetin-3-acetyl-glucoside Inline graphic Leaves HPLC-ESI-MS, UHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS, HPLC-DAD [ 83, 116, 122]
28) Quercetin 3- β-D-glucoside Inline graphic Leaves UHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS [ 116]
29) Isovitexin Inline graphic Leaves UHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS [ 116]
30) Kaempferol-3- O-rutinoside Inline graphic Leaves HPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS, HPLC-DAD [ 81, 84]
31) Quercetin 3- O-galactoside Inline graphic Leaves HPLC-DAD [ 118]
32) Quercetin 3- O-rhamnoside Inline graphic Leaves HPLC-DAD [ 118]
33) Kaempferol 3- O-galactoside Inline graphic Leaves HPLC-DAD [ 118]
34) Kaempferol 3- O-glucoside Inline graphic Leaves HPLC-DAD [ 118]
35) Hyperoside Inline graphic Leaves HPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS, HPLC-DAD [ 81, 84]
36) (−)-Epigallocatechin Inline graphic Leaves HPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS [ 81]
37) Vicenin-2 Inline graphic Leaves UHPLC-qTOF-MS, HPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS [ 81, 120]
38) Orientin Inline graphic Leaves HPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS [ 81]
39) Apigenin Inline graphic Leaves HPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS, LC-MS, HPLC-DAD [ 81, 82, 84]
40) Quercitrin Inline graphic Leaves LC-MS [ 82]
41) Naringin Inline graphic Leaves LC-MS [ 82]
42) Naringenin Inline graphic Leaves LC-MS [ 82]
43) Luteolin Inline graphic Leaves LC-MS [ 82]
44) Cirsilineol Inline graphic Leaves LC-MS [ 82]
45) Acacetin Inline graphic Leaves LC-MS [ 82]
46) Isoquercitrin Inline graphic Leaves HPLC-DAD, UHPLC-Q-Exactive-MS/MS [ 123]

ESIMS: Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry; HPLC: High performance liquid chromatography; HPLC-DAD: High performance liquid chromatography - diode array detector; HPLC-ESI-MS: High-performance liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry; HPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS: High performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry; LC-MS: Liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry; NMR: Nuclear magnetic resonance; UHPLC-qTOF-MS: Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry; UHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS: Ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography accurate mass quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry with electrospray ionization; UHPLC-Q-Exactive-MS/MS: Ultra--high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-electrostatic field Orbitrap mass spectrometry.