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. 2015 Nov 3;6:259. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2015.00259

Table 1.

Phytochemical compounds identified in different parts of Syzygium cumini.

Plant part Metabolite class Identified compounds Reference
Leaf Flavonoids Catechin, kaempferol, myricetin, myricetin 3-O-β-D-glucuronopyranoside, myricetin-4′-methyl ether 3-O-α-rhamnopyranoside, myricetrin 4″-O-acetate, myricetrin 4″-O-acetyl-2-O-gallate, myricitrin, quercetin -3-O-α-rhamno_ pyranoside Mahmoud et al., 2001
Phenolic acids Caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, ellagic acid, ferulic acid, gallic acid Mahmoud et al., 2001; Timbola et al., 2002; Ruan et al., 2008
Tannins Nilocetin Mahmoud et al., 2001
Terpenes α-pinene, α-cadinol, pinocarvone, pinocarveol, α-terpeneol, myrtenol, eucarvone, muurolol, myrtenal, cineole, geranylacetone Shafi et al., 2002; Mohamed et al., 2013
Seed Flavonoids Quercetin, rutin, 3,5,7,4-tetrahydroxy flavanone Bhatia and Bajaj, 1975; Karthic et al., 2008
Phenolic acids Caffeic acid, ellagic acid, ferulic acid, gallic acid Bhatia and Bajaj, 1975
Tannins Corilagin, 3,6-HHDP glucose, 4,6-HHDP glucose, 1-galloyl glucose, 3-galloyl glucose Bhatia and Bajaj, 1975
Terpenes α-terpineol, β-pinene, β-terpinene, betulinic acid, eugenol Williamson et al., 2002; Karthic et al., 2008
Fruit Flavonoids Myricetin, myricetin deoxyhexoside Gordon et al., 2011
Phenolic acids Ellagic acid, gallic acid Reynertson et al., 2008; Gordon et al., 2011
Tannins HHDP-galloyl glucose, trigalloylglucose Gordon et al., 2011
Terpenes Citronellol, geraniol, hotrienol, nerol, β-phenylethanol, phenylpropanal Vernin et al., 1991
Anthocyanins Cyanidin, delfinidin, petudinin Veigas et al., 2007
Flower Flavonoids Kaempferol, myricetin, dihydromyricetin, myricetin-3-L-arabinoside, isoquercetin, quercetin, quercetin-3-D-galactoside Subramanian and Nair, 1972
Phenolic acids Ellagic acid Baliga et al., 2011
Terpenes Eugenol, oleanolic acid Ramya et al., 2012
Stem bark Flavonoids Myricetin, quercetin, kaempferol Baliga et al., 2011
Phenolic acids 3,3′-di-O-methyl ellagic acid, 3,3′, 4-tri-O-methyl ellagic acid, gallic acid Bhatia and Bajaj, 1975; Ramya et al., 2012
Terpenes β-siterol, friedelin, betulinic acid Ramya et al., 2012

HHDP, hexahydroxydiphenic acid.