Table 3.
Quantitative analysis (%) of triterpene saponins and sapogenin from different species of Dioscorea and commercial products. Parvifloside (1), protodeltonin (2), protodioscin (3), protobioside (4), huangjiangsu A (5), pseudoprotodioscin (6), 26-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3β,26-diol-25(R)-furost-5,20(22)-dien-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1→2)-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (7), zingiberensis saponin I (8), deltonin (9), dioscin (10), progenin III (11), diosgenin (12)
| Code # | Sample Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8595 | D. villosa | 0.56 | 1.96 | 0.37 | 0.51 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.35 | 0.96 | 0.10 | 9.44 | 0.13 | 14.52 |
| 5365 | 1.05 | 2.99 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.62 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 5.76 | |
| 7557 | 1.45 | 3.80 | 0.95 | 0.44 | 0.89 | 0.28 | 0.14 | 0.24 | 0.46 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 8.84 | |
| 9413 | 0.92 | 3.39 | 0.49 | 0.39 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.23 | 0.69 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 6.45 | |
| 12166 | 0.79 | 2.81 | 0.33 | 0.47 | 0.73 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.58 | 0.09 | 0.27 | 0.06 | 6.61 | |
| 13064 | 0.46 | 1.28 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.37 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.28 | 0.66 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.05 | 4.22 | |
| 13065 | 0.65 | 1.25 | 0.42 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.20 | 0.44 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 0.09 | 3.79 | |
| 9412 | 2.02 | 5.57 | 1.17 | 0.79 | BLOQ | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.33 | 0.79 | 0.19 | 0.38 | 0.07 | 11.33 | |
| 1591 | 1.67 | 2.83 | BLOQ | 0.23 | 1.09 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.52 | 0.67 | BLOQ | 0.11 | 0.03 | 7.32 | |
| 10219 | 0.92 | 3.00 | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.08 | BLOQ | BLOQ | 0.18 | 0.50 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 5.50 | |
| 12152 | 0.91 | 2.89 | 0.39 | 0.23 | 0.08 | BLOQ | BLOQ | 0.22 | 0.54 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 0.03 | 5.58 | |
| 9800 | 0.50 | 4.09 | 1.19 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.02 | ND | 0.14 | 0.65 | 0.18 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 6.89 | |
| 7558 | 1.68 | 4.47 | 0.60 | 0.99 | ND | ND | ND | 0.55 | 1.56 | 0.16 | 1.07 | 0.19 | 11.27 | |
| 9161 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 | ND | ND | ND | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0.91 | |
| 7559 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 3.23 | 3.23 | |
| 9336 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | BLOQ | BLOQ | |
| 2011 | Dioscorea spp (species not specified) | 0.32 | 3.00 | 0.49 | 0.23 | 0.62 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.81 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 6.09 |
| 7664 | ND | ND | BLOQ | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.09 | 0.04 | BLOQ | 0.01 | 0.14 | |
| 11618 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | BLOQ | BLOQ | |
| 11619 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | BLOQ | BLOQ | |
| 5987 | D. opposita | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 8694 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.02 | 0.02 | |
| 6082 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.01 | 0.01 | |
| 9579 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | BLOQ | BLOQ | |
| 9165 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | BLOQ | BLOQ | |
| 9580 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | BLOQ | |
| 7600 | D. cayennensis | ND | BLOQ | 0.41 | BLOQ | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.14 | 0.24 | BLOQ | 0.01 | 0.80 |
| 9166 | ND | BLOQ | 0.10 | BLOQ | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.06 | 0.06 | BLOQ | 0.01 | 0.23 | |
| 9462 | ND | 0.01 | 0.12 | BLOQ | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.14 | 0.15 | BLOQ | BLOQ | 0.42 | |
| 11612 | ND | BLOQ | 0.03 | BLOQ | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.07 | BLOQ | 0.01 | 0.11 | |
| 7862 | D. bulbifera | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| 10234 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| 11609 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| 9169 | D. caucasica | 2.64 | 1.00 | 0.09 | 0.11 | ND | ND | ND | 0.43 | 0.15 | BLOQ | ND | ND | 4.42 |
| 11610 | 0.47 | 1.90 | 0.44 | BLOQ | ND | ND | ND | 0.15 | 0.44 | 0.02 | ND | ND | 3.42 | |
| 8886 | D. alata | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 6814 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | BLOQ | BLOQ | |
| 9167 | D. rotundata | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| 9463 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| 9577 | D. nipponica | ND | ND | 3.67 | 0.98 | ND | 0.05 | ND | ND | ND | 1.62 | 0.02 | BLOQ | 6.34 |
| 9578 | ND | ND | 5.11 | 0.53 | ND | BLOQ | ND | ND | ND | 0.50 | BLOQ | BLOQ | 6.14 | |
| 9799 | ND | ND | 1.27 | BLOQ | ND | BLOQ | ND | ND | ND | 3.93 | 0.04 | BLOQ | 5.24 | |
| 9797 | D. batatas | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| 9798 | D. japonica | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| 7671 | D. trifida | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| 11614 | D. deltoidea | BLOQ | ND | 1.78 | BLOQ | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.77 | 0.01 | BLOQ | 2.56 |
| 11616 | D. quaternata | 0.30 | 2.33 | 0.44 | 0.27 | ND | ND | ND | 0.04 | 0.34 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 3.88 |
| Commercial Products | ||||||||||||||
| 10211 | D. villosa | 0.61 | 2.20 | 0.20 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.28 | 0.67 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.02 | 5.19 |
| 10215 | 0.13 | 0.46 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 5.59 | 6.94 | |
| 10205 (mg/ml) | 7.89 | 2.71 | 0.45 | 0.5 | BLOQ | BLOQ | BLOQ | BLOQ | 0.22 | BLOQ | BLOQ | BLOQ | 11.77 | |
| 10210 | 0.13 | 0.34 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.06 | ND | ND | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.21 | 1.0 | |
| 10206 | BLOQ | 0.34 | 8.20 | 0.22 | ND | 0.12 | ND | 0.02 | 1.08 | 0.06 | 0.10 | BLOQ | 10.14 | |
| 10209 (mg/mL) | 1.77 | 3.54 | 0.80 | 1.08 | ND | ND | ND | 0.62 | 1.71 | 0.16 | 0.63 | 0.03 | 10.34 | |
| 10213 | BLOQ | BLOQ | BLOQ | BLOQ | BLOQ | ND | ND | BLOQ | BLOQ | BLOQ | BLOQ | 0.88 | 0.88 | |
| 10207 | ND | ND | 3.51 | 0.41 | ND | 0.03 | ND | ND | ND | 3.74 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 7.8 | |
| 10208 | ND | ND | 5.47 | 1.18 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 2.74 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 9.54 | |
| 10212 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 6.13 | 6.13 | |
| 10214 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | BLOQ | BLOQ | |
| 10216 | D. opposita | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | BLOQ | BLOQ |
| 10217 | Dioscorea spp | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | BLOQ | BLOQ |
ND = Not Detected
BLOQ = Below Limit of Quantification
Content in % (w/w for solid plant materials and solid commercial preparations, w/v for liquid preparations)