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