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. 2020 Apr 20;9(4):334. doi: 10.3390/antiox9040334

Table 3.

Phenolic compounds identification and quantification in aqueous and hydroethanolic extracts from Pinus pinaster bark.

Phenolic Compound (mg/L) Extracts
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.