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. 2023 Jun 30;14:1225552. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1225552

TABLE 1.

Concentration (mg Kg−1 ± standard deviation) of bioactive molecules in Femminello bergamot juice and peel. Each sample was analyzed in triplicate.

Compound Class a Juice Peel
1 Ferulic acid 4-O-glucoside b PA <LoD c 74.3 ± 0.27
2 Sinapoyl glucoside d PA <LoD c 208.8 ± 1.40
3 Apigenin 6,8-di-C-β-D-glucoside F 4.2 ± 0.01 63.4 ± 0.80
4 Diosmetin-6,8-di-C-glucoside F 3.9 ± 0.02 83.9 ± 0.78
5 Eriocitrin F 16.0 ± 0.21 303.1 ± 3.38
6 Limonin glucoside L <LoD c 10.7 ± 0.52
7 Neoeriocitrin F 15.5 ± 0.04 947.3 ± 4.97
8 5-Sinapoyquinic acid d PA <LoD c 19.7 ± 0.94
9 Poncirin e F 24.9 ± 0.07 1811.6 ± 5.32
10 Diosmetin 8-C-glucoside f F <LoD c 155.4 ± 0.05
11 Narirutin F 61.2 ± 0.21 853.4 ± 6.60
12 Naringin F 12.2 ± 0.05 383.6 ± 2.93
13 Apigenin 7-O-neohesperidoside e F 2.0 ± 0.05 65.6 ± 1.40
14 Deacetyl nomilin glucoside g L <LoD c 793.4 ± 1.94
15 Neodiosmin e F 14.1 ± 0.46 1,533.9 ± 1.33
16 Apigenin 7-O-neohesperidoside-4-glucoside e F <LoD c 52.5 ± 1.22
17 Neohesperidin F 300.0 ± 3.72 6,410.6 ± 11.04
18 Nomilin glucoside F <LoD c 964.4 ± 0.58
19 Nomilinic acid glucoside F <LoD c 445.4 ± 0.16
20 Apigenin 7-O-diglucuronide e F <LoD c 13.5 ± 0.34
21 Melitidin F 10.4 ± 0.07 154.5 ± 2.08
22 Brutieridin F 33.3 ± 0.09 494.4 ± 1.11
23 Ichangin h L <LoD c 39.3 ± 0.55
24 Obacunoic acid h L <LoD c 33.7 ± 0.22
25 Limonin L <LoD c 73.9 ± 0.03
26 Nomilin L <LoD c 123.8 ± 0.03
All 498.1 16,132.3

Bioactive molecules were quantitatively determined based on calibration curves obtained with the corresponding standard compound, i.e.

a

PA, phenolic acid; F, flavonoid; L, limonoid.

b

ferulic acid.

c

LoD values ranged from 0.0.04 mg kg–1.10 mg kg−1.

d

synapic acid.

e

apigenin 6,8-di-C-glucoside.

f

diosmetin 6,8-di-C-glucoside.

g

nomilin glucoside.