Table 3.
Phenolic compounds identification and quantification in aqueous and hydroethanolic extracts from Pinus pinaster bark.
Phenolic Compound (mg/L) | Extracts | ||||
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PB 0% | PB 30% | PB 50% | PB 70% | PB 90% | |
Hydroxycinnamic acids | |||||
caffeic acid | 4.2 ± 0.0 a | 11.5 ± 0.0 b | 13.8 ± 0.6 b | 12.0 ± 0.0 b | 12.0 ± 0.0 b |
ferulic acid | 9.7 ± 0.7 a | 23.2 ± 2.4 b | 24.5 ± 0.1 b | 21.2 ± 0.1 b | 21.3 ± 0.2 b |
cinnamic acid | 5.4 ± 0.6 a | 29.5 ± 0.3 b | 38.1 ± 1.0 c | 53.4 ± 2.5 d | 47.4 ± 0.2 e |
chlorogenic acid | 5.8 ± 1.0 a | 11.0 ± 0.3 b | 15.7 ± 0.1 c | 15.5 ± 0.5 c | 17.2 ± 0.8 d |
p-cumaric acid | n.q. | n.q. | n.q. | n.q. | n.q. |
Hydroxybenzoic acids | |||||
vanillic acid | 3.0 ± 1.0 a | 8.0 ± 1.0 b | 9.5 ± 0.5 c | 10.0 ± 0.0 c | 10.5 ± 0.5 c |
gallic acid | n.q. | n.q. | n.q. | n.q. | n.q. |
3,4 dihydroxybenzoic acid | 29.7 ± 1.3 a | 35.5 ± 1.0 b | 36.0 ± 0.3 b | 47.4 ± 5.1 c | 64.1 ± 1.7 d |
ellagic acid | 53.6 ± 2.0 a | 67.2 ± 0.4 b | 120.6 ± 5.1 c | 122.6 ± 2.1 c | 124.4 ± 16.1 c |
Flavan-3-ols | |||||
catechin | n.d. a | 105.0 ± 1.0 b | 133.5 ± 0.9 c | 135.5 ± 1.0 c | 133.0 ± 2.5 c |
gallocatechin | 149.3 ± 9.0 a | 140.3 ± 7.0 a | n.d. b | n.d. b | n.d. b |
epicatechin | n.q. | n.q. | n.q. | n.q. | n.q. |
Flavonoids | |||||
naringenin | n.d. a | 128.0 ± 19.2 b | 170.5 ± 18.7 c | 249.5 ± 11.0 d | 239.6 ± 4.3 d |
hesperidin | n.q. | n.q. | n.q. | n.q. | n.q. |
quercetin | n.d. a | n.d. a | 10.1 ± 0.1 b | 8.5 ± 0.5 b | 10.9 ± 2.5 b |
apigenin | n.d. a | 1.9 ± 0.3 b | 6.2 ± 0.1 c | 12.4 ± 1.2 d | 5.1 ± 0.0 c |
taxifolin | 73.1 ± 11.6 a | 166.4 ± 33.9 b | 422.9 ± 8.9 c | 463.2 ± 6.4 d | 463.9 ± 4.4 d |
Stilben | |||||
resveratrol | 3.8 ± 0.1 a | 10.9 ± 0.5 b | 13.5 ± 0.0 c | 18.9 ± 0.3 d | 17.5 ± 0.0 d |
Total | 337.6 | 738.5 | 1014.9 | 1171.1 | 1163.9 |
Values of phenolic compounds are expressed as concentration (mg/L) mean ± SD of 3 experiments. n.d.: not detected; n.q.: not quantified. Different letters (a–e) show significant differences (p < 0.05) for the same compound.