. 2019 Oct 23;24(21):3826. doi: 10.3390/molecules24213826

Table 4.

Content of triterpenoids in cuticular waxes during edible honeysuckle Lonicera caerulea fruit development.

Compound	Content [mg/g Wax Extract ± SD]
Compound	April	May	June
α-amyrin	3.39 ± 0.41^a	4.92 ± 0.54^b	3.48 ± 0.36^a
β-amyrin	2.05 ± 0.19^a	3.16 ± 0.32^b	2.19 ± 0.23^a
hopenone	5.17 ± 0.48^a	6.18 ± 0.63^a	4.67 ± 0.51^a
Sum of neutral pentacyclic triterpenoids	10.61	14.26	10.34
oleanolic acid	0.45 ± 0.05^a	0.54 ± 0.04^a	0.38 ± 0.03^a
ursolic acid	1.62 ± 0.17^a	1.83 ± 0.20^a	1.49 ± 0.12^a
Sum of triterpenoid acids	2.07	2.37	1.82
campesterol	3.58 ± 0.41^a	1.16 ± 0.10^b	2.45 ± 0.21^c
cholesterol	4.34 ± 0.39^a	2.87 ± 0.31^b	4.68 ± 0.49^a
cycloartanol	3.17 ± 0.33^a	1.52 ± 0.16^b	3.04 ± 0.32^a
cycloartenediol	1.14 ± 0.10^a	tr.	0.89 ± 0.09^a
sitosterol	25.53 ± 3.05^a	9.18 ± 1.26^b	23.15 ± 3.03^a
stigmasterol	1.87 ± 0.27^a	0.46 ± 0.05^b	1.16 ± 0.12^c
tremulone	4.72 ± 0.56^a	2.91 ± 0.35^b	4.82 ± 0.56^a
Sum of steroids	44.35	18.10	40.19
esters:
cholesterol	0.32 ± 0.04^a	0.33 ± 0.03^a	0.76 ± 0.09^b
sitosterol	0.84 ± 0.11^a	0.79 ± 0.09^a	1.83 ± 0.22^b
stigmasterol	0.57 ± 0.07^a	0.52 ± 0.06^a	1.09 ± 0.11^b
Sum of esters	1.73	1.64	3.68
Total	58.76	36.37	56.08

Results as referenced to wax extract mass and expressed as the mean ± SD of three independent samples analyzed in triplicate. Results in rows not sharing a common letter are significantly different (p < 0.05).