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. 2013 Sep 25;18(10):11733–11750. doi: 10.3390/molecules181011733

Table 2.

Phenolic composition of investigated Hypericum species extracts (HPLC analysis).

Percentage (%) of identified compounds (mg/100mg de)
Source Phenolic acids Flavonoids Phloroglucinols Naphtodianthrones
Chlorogenic Caffeic Rutin Quercitrin Hyperforin Hypericin
1 (H. perforatum) 0.38 ± 0.02 0.06 ± 0.005 0.33 ± 0.05 0.09 ± 0.004 0.78 ± 0.11 0.72 ± 0.09
2 (H. perforatum) 0.37 ± 0.04 0.07 ± 0.002 0.34 ± 0.02 0.11 ± 0.009 0.76 ± 0.07 0.56 ± 0.07
3 (H. perforatum) 0.44 ± 0.01 0.07 ± 0.001 0.36 ± 0.04 0.12 ± 0.008 1.71 ± 0.09 0.98 ± 0.11
4 (H. perforatum) 0.65 ± 0.03 n.d. 0.66 ± 0.07 0.19 ± 0.006 1.41 ± 0.12 1.11 ± 0.13
5 (Hyperici herba) 0.49 ± 0.05 0.08 ± 0.003 0.39 ± 0.03 0.15 ± 0.005 0.66 ± 0.08 0.59 ± 0.08
6 (H. perforatum) 0.38 ± 0.02 0.06 ± 0.002 0.34 ± 0.05 0.09 ± 0.003 0.91 ± 0.07 0.67 ± 0.05
7 (H. maculatum) 1.00 ± 0.04 0.17 ± 0.006 0.90 ± 0.09 0.25 ± 0.011 n.d. n.d.
8 (H. richeri) 1.30 ± 0.06 0.07 ± 0.003 0.34 ± 0.02 0.09 ± 0.004 0.71 ± 0.09 n.d.
9 (H. olympicum) 0.38 ± 0.01 0.06 ± 0.001 0.32 ± 0.04 0.10 ± 0.002 1.82 ± 0.11 0.41 0.09
10 (H. barbatum) 0.49 ± 0.05 0.10 ± 0.004 0.39 ± 0.06 0.23 ± 0.009 2.97 ± 0.15 0.91 ± 0.11
Retention Times 1.39 1.55 1.67 1.80 6.83 7.91
Trendline equation y = 6595.3x + 56.447 y = 11261x − 50.639 y= 453.2x − 105.2 y = 18924x − 55.18 y = 5473.7x − 14.86 y = 5572x − 3.0979
R-Squared value R2 = 0.9985 R2 = 0.9975 R2 = 0.9974 R2 = 0.9991 R2 = 0.9989 R2 = 0.9973

n.d.—not detectable.