Table 2. Quantification of α-amyrin and BAs in different kinds of Boswellia resins.
| Resin source | Epi-α-amyrin | α-amyrin | β-amyrin | Total Amyrin | β-BA | α-BA | β-ABA | β-KBA | β-AKBA | α-ABA | Total BAs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. papyrifera | Trace | Trace | Trace | Trace | ND | 2.36±0.03 | 0.57±0.04 | 0.46±0.02 | 3.65±0.11 | 1.84±0.01 | 8.88±0.23 |
| B. serrata | trace | 1.49±0.01 | 0.98±0.01 | 2.47±0.13 | 0.61±0.02 | 2.31±0.11 | 0.97±0.1 | 1.29±0.13* | 4.42±0.21 | 1.92±0.16 | 11.52±0.27 |
| B. sacra Shaabi (costal) | 5.80±0.20** | 1.38±0.03 | 1.24±0.12* | 8.42±0.23 | 1.73±0.21 | 4.34±0.28** | 0.12±0.01 | 0.73±0.01 | 3.82±0.11 | 0.60±0.01 | 11.34±0.62 |
|
B. sacra Green (mountainous) |
2.67±0.21 | 12.10±0.7*** | 0.61±0.001 | 15.38±0.82** | 3.05±0.71* | 2.75±0.21 | 3.99±0.17** | 0.19±0.01 | 6.90±0.18** | 0.69±0.23 | 17.57±0.82** |
The values with± shows the standard error of mean values of three replications. The asterisks (
*p<0.05
**p<0.01
***p<0.001) show that the values are significantly different in each column using a One-Way ANOVA analysis in Graph Pad prism (v6.01) using Bonferroni test