Table 1.
The concentration of soluble individual phenylpropanoids in Ligustrum vulgare leaves exposed to 20 % or 100 % natural sunlight irradiance over a 5-week period
| Phenylpropanoid (μmol g−1 d. wt) |
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| % Sunlight | p-coumaric | echinacoside | que 3-O-rut | lut 7-O-glc | lut 4′-O-glc | api 7-O-gly |
| 20 | 12·7 ± 1·6 a | 10·8 ± 1·2 b | 2·4 ± 0·2 b | 3·2 ± 0·3 b | 3·9 ± 0·5 | 3·5 ± 0·4 |
| 100 | 9·8 ± 1·5 b | 18·9 ± 2·0 a | 14·9 ± 2·3 a | 12·1 ± 2·1 a | 3·3 ± 0·4 ns | 3·0 ± 0·4 ns |
Data are means ± s.d., n = 6.
Values in a column not accompanied by the same letter are significantly different at P < 0·05 based on a least significant difference (LSD) test. ns, Not significant
Abbreviations: que 3-O-rut, quercetin 3-O-rutinoside; lut 7-O-glc, luteolin 7-O-glucoside; lut 4′-O-glc, luteolin 4′-O-glucoside; api 7-O-gly includes apigenin 7-O-glucoside and apigenin 7-O-rutinoside.