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. 2018 Mar 1;51(4):e6069. doi: 10.1590/1414-431X20176069

Table 1. Concentrations for the bioactive compounds of melon (Cucumis melo L. var. reticulatus) residue extracts.

Bioactive compound (μg/mL) Melon seed extracts Melon peel extracts
Aqueous Ethanolic Methanolic Aqueous Ethanolic Methanolic
GA 10.80 0 0 8.83 96.35 100.01
SA 0.18 0.22 0.26 0.11 1.01 0.94
EA 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.02 0.19 0.15
CAT 1.77 0.90 1.07 4.10 26.18 27.44
QUER 0.10 0.16 0.15 0.08 0.25 0.37
VAN 0.70 0.93 1.14 0.39 0.17 0.37
EUG 0.18 0.35 0.31 0.37 1.58 1.55
VA 1.02 0.58 0.67 0 0 0

GA: gallic acid; SA: salicylic acid; EA: ellagic acid; CAT: catechin; QUER: quercetin; VAN: vanillin; EUG: eugenol; VA: vanillic acid.