Table 1.
Phenolic Compounds | Retention Time Rt (min) |
UV λmax (nm) |
[M+H]+ (m/z) |
VMT | VMS | VMB | VVIT | VVIS | VVIB | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flavanols | Gallocatechin | 2.97 | 279 | 307, 290 | 7.59 ± 0.07 b | 15.37 ± 0.14 a | 4.84 ± 0.05 c | 35.10 ± 0.24 b | 46.81 ± 0.38 a | 31.41 ± 0.21 c |
Epigallocatechin | 4.24 | 279 | 307, 290 | n.d | 6.56 ± 0.06 | n.d | 25.24 ± 0.72 b | 35.97 ± 0.23 a | 23.35 ± 0.61 c | |
Catechin | 12.58 | 280 | 291 | 9.87 ± 0.07 a | 4.79 ± 0.07 c | 5.38 ± 0.09 b | 18.51 ± 0.21 b | 21.57 ± 0.2 a | 17.43 ± 0.18 b | |
Epicatechin | 13.11 | 280 | 291 | 4.31 ± 0.03 b | 9.66 ± 0.08 a | n.d | n.d | n.d | 2.78 ± 0.03 | |
Procyanidin dimer I | 11.33 | 280 | 579, 291 | n.d | n.d | n.d | 6.38 ± 0.05 b | 8.36 ± 0.06 a | 6.27 ± 0.03 b | |
Procyanidin dimer II | 19.74 | 280 | 579, 291 | 12.68 ± 0.11 a | 12.13 ± 0.12 a | 8.70 ± 0.07 b | 2.20 ± 0.05 b | 4.23 ± 0.04 a | 4.61 ± 0.03 a | |
Procyanidin trimer | 13.89 | 280 | 865, 291 | 21.84 ± 0.21 b | 24.30 ± 0.72 a | 10.09 ± 0.12 c | 12.92±0.12 c | 14.21±0.16 b | 18.84±0.22 a | |
Hydroxycinnamic acids | Chlorogenic acid | 12.01 | 281, 329 | 355, 163 | 3.34 ± 0.03 c | 3.85 ± 0.02 b | 5.94 ± 0.05 a | 0.79 ± 0.01 b | n.d | 1.16 ± 0.01 a |
Feruloylquinic acid | 14.79 | 283, 330 | 369 | 55.37 ± 0.42 b | 47.66 ± 0.39 c | 59.65 ± 0.44 a | 31.05 ± 0.18 b | 24.61 ± 0.24 c | 33.42 ± 0.37 a | |
Caffeoylarbutin | 17.20 | 288, 330 | 435 | n.d | n.d | n.d | 6.45 ± 0.04 a | 3.42 ± 0.02 c | 5.14 ± 0.05 b | |
Dicaffeoylquinic acid | 20.08 | 282, 329 | 517, 163 | 5.01 ± 0.05 a | 4.05 ± 0.04 b | n.d | 1.77 ± 0.02 a | 0.93 ± 0.01 b | 1.74 ± 0.01 a | |
Flavonols (quercetin derivatives) | Quercetin-rutinoside (Rutin) | 15.35 | 263, 355 | 611, 303 | 44.91 ± 0.21 b | 42.34 ± 0.19 c | 49.83 ± 0.63 a | 18.61 ± 0.19 b | 11.45 ± 0.10 c | 21.88 ± 0.19 a |
Quercetin-glucoside | 16.20 | 263, 355 | 465, 303 | 1.42 ± 0.01 b | 1.29 ± 0.01 c | 2.37 ± 0.02 a | 3.05 ± 0.03 a | 2.23 ± 0.03 b | 1.91 ± 0.02 c | |
Quercetin-acetyl-rhamnoside | 17.83 | 263, 356 | 493, 303 | 18.60 ± 0.16 a | 12.67 ± 0.10 c | 15.47 ± 0.14 b | 6.10 ± 0.04 b | 1.71 ± 0.01 c | 8.01 ± 0.07 a | |
Quercetin-arabinoside | 18.69 | 262, 355 | 435, 303 | 1.55 ± 0.01 a | 1.53 ± 0.01 a | 1.39 ± 0.01 b | 0.41 ± 0.01 b | 0.07 ± 0.01 c | 0.61 ± 0.01 a | |
Quercetin-xyloside | 18.98 | 262, 355 | 435, 303 | 1.47 ± 0.01 b | 1.30 ± 0.01 c | 1.53 ± 0.01 a | 0.45 ± 0.01 b | 0.05 ± 0.01 c | 0.62 ± 0.01 a | |
Quercetin-diglucoside | 21.15 | 263, 355 | 628, 303 | 0.91 ± 0.01 c | 1.42 ± 0.01 a | 0.17 ± 0.01 b | 3.11 ± 0.03 b | 3.93 ± 0.05 a | 1.12 ± 0.01 c | |
Quercetin | 21.88 | 261, 355 | 303 | 3.69 ± 0.03 a | 3.26 ± 0.04 b | 1.16 ± 0.06 c | 4.78 ± 0.04 a | 3.31 ± 0.02 b | 2.61 ± 0.02 c | |
Anthocyanins | Cyanidin-glucoside | 11.02 | 210, 517 | 449, 287 | 0.28 ± 0.01 a | 0.29 ± 0.01 a | n.d | n.d | n.d | n.d |
Cyanidin-arabinoside | 11.78 | 214, 517 | 419, 287 | n.d | 0.30 ± 0.01 | n.d | n.d | n.d | n.d | |
Cyanidin-acetyl-glucoside | 14.28 | 218, 518 | 491, 287 | 0.33 ± 0.01 a | 0.29 ± 0.01 b | n.d | n.d | n.d | n.d |
Values (expressed as mean values ± SD, mg/g, n = 3) in the same row followed by different letters (a–c) indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) between the three different locations, individual for each type of species (one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA); multiple comparison test; Tukey multiple range test (p = 0.05); GraphPad Prism Version 8.0.1, Graph Pad Software, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA). VMT, V. myrtillus leaves from Turda; VMS, V. myrtillus leaves from Smida; VMB, V. myrtillus leaves from Borsa; VVIT, V. vitis-idaea leaves from Turda; VVIS, V. vitis-idaea leaves from Smida; VVIB, V. vitis-idaea leaves from Borsa; n.d, not detected.