Table 3.
Quantification of some targeted compounds in samples obtained from different solvent extraction systems.
| Plant Sources | Yield of Sample Extract and Quantity of Active Compounds in Different Solvent Extraction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acetone | Methanol | Ethanol | Water | |
| Turmeric | ||||
| Yield (%) | 17.6 ± 1.2 A,** | 8.3 ± 0.9 C | 10.6 ± 1.1 B | 3.2 ± 0.2 D |
| Curcumin * | 510.8 ± 0.2 A | 119.4 ± 0.3 C | 280.9 ± 0.3 B | 0.2 ± 0.1 D |
| Desmethoxycurcumin | 133.1 ± 0.1 A | 32.2 ± 0.0 C | 81.1 ± 0.1 B | 0.1 ± 0.0 D |
| Bisdesmethoxycurcumin | 107.2 ± 0.4 A | 29.0 ± 0.4 C | 69.0 ± 1.0 B | 0.1 ± 0.0 D |
| Curry leaf | ||||
| Yield (%) | 10.8 ± 0.8 B | 13.3 ± 1.1 A | 12.5 ± 0.9 A | 6.6 ± 0.6 C |
| Rutin | 0.8 ± 0.0 B | 0.7 ± 0.0 C | 0.9 ± 0.0 A | 0.1 ± 0.0 D |
| Quercetin-3-glycoside | 4.2 ± 0.0 C | 4.8 ± 0.0 B | 5.4 ± 0.0 A | 1.0 ± 0.1 D |
| Myrecitin | 1.8 ± 0.0 B | 2.2 ± 0.0 A | 2.4 ± 0.0 A | 0.1 ± 0.0 C |
| Quercetin | 1.0 ± 0.1 B | 0.9 ± 0.0 C | 1.4 ± 0.1 A | 0.1 ± 0.0 D |
| Torch ginger | ||||
| Yield (%) | 12.3 ± 0.8 B | 12.9 ± 1.4 B | 17.2 ± 1.9 A | 11.8 ± 0.8 B,C |
| Chlorogenic acid | 11.5 ± 0.1 D | 18.7 ± 0.1 B | 21.8 ± 0.3 A | 13.4 ± 0.6 C |
| Lemon grass | ||||
| Yield (%) | 11.9 ± 1.0 A | 10.2 ± 0.1 B | 9.6 ± 0.5 C | 5.1 ± 0.9 C |
| Caffeic acid | 0.3 ± 0.0 A | 0.1 ± 0.0 B | 0.1 ± 0.0 C | 0.1 ± 0.0 D |
| p-coumaric acid | 0.5 ± 0.0 A | 0.3 ± 0.0 B | 0.3 ± 0.0 C | 0.0 |
| luteolin-7-o-glycoside | 0.6 ± 0.1 A | 0.4 ± 0.0 B | 0.4 ± 0.0 C | 0.2 ± 0.0 D |
* Concentrations of all phytochemicals were reported based on mg/g of the freeze-dried crude extract; ** (A–D) Means within the same row with different letters are significantly different; Number of replicates = 3.