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. 2014 Jun 1;52(6):3549–3560. doi: 10.1007/s13197-014-1420-9

Table 5.

Rf-values and color of spots of the ethyl acetate fraction

Extracts Without revelation a With revelation Identified compounds
NH3 A KOH B AlCl3 C FeCl3 D
Rf Visible UV/366 nm Rf Visible UV/366 nm Rf Visible UV/366 nm Rf Visible UV/366 nm Rf Visible
AF 0.00 Brown Green 0.00 Brown Yellow 0.00 Brown Green 0.00 Yellow Brown 0.00 Grey Coumarins A (Guy et al. 2010), B (Mamyrbekova-Bekro et al. 2013a, b), Flavonoids C (Kabran et al. 2011; Guy et al. 2010); Tannins D (Mamyrbekova-Bekro et al. 2013a; Kabran et al. 2011)
0.04 Purple 0.03 Yellow Violet 0.04 Grey Tannins D (Mamyrbekova-Bekro et al. 2013a; Kabran et al. 2011)
0.12 Yellow Orange 0.12 Orange 0.14 Yellow Orange Coumarins B (Mamyrbekova-Bekro et al. 2013a; Kabran et al. 2011), Xanthone a (Ladyguina et al. 1983),
0.16 Blue 0.17 Yellow Green 0.16 Yellow Blue Phenolic acids or catechols a, C (Guy et al. 2010; Dawson et al. 1991)
0.91 Purple 0.98 Purple 0.91 Violet Hydroxyl flavonols a (Dawson et al. 1991)

Mobile phase : AcOEt: CHCl3: AcOH (8: 7: 0.5 (v/v/v))

l Light, d Dark, g Greenish, f Fluorescent