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. 2024 Jan 1;25(1):565. doi: 10.3390/ijms25010565

Table 5.

Triterpenes and sterols in G. procumbens.

Plant Part Compound Identification Method Extract/Content References
leaves ursolic acid (UA)
oleanolic acid (OA)
α-amyrin
β-amyrin
β-sitosterol (β-SIT)
campesterol
GC-MS content in % *:
PE; UA: 4.27; OA: 1.70; β-SIT: 2.68
CHE; UA: 28.82; OA: 10.11; β-SIT: -
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ursolic acid (UA)
oleanolic acid (OA)
UHPLC-PDA content in mg/g dw of the leaves:
CHE **; OA: 1.11; UA: 4.55 (April); OA: 0.84; UA: 3.71 (May); OA: 0.99; UA: 4.23 (June); OA: 1.26; UA: 5.41 (July); OA: 1.14; UA: 5.36 (August); OA: 1.15; UA: 5.67 (September); OA: 1.20; UA: 5.87 (October)
content in mg/g dw of the extract:
CHE **; OA: 1.58; UA: 5.76
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UA: ursolic acid; OA: oleanolic acid; β-SIT: β-sitosterol; PE: petroleum ether dry extract; CHE: chloroform dry extract; * relative concentrations of compounds in the extracts according to the peak area ratio (%) observed in the total ion chromatograms; CHE **: chloroform–methanol dry extract (1:1, v/v), obtained after pre-extraction of the plant material with n-hexane.