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. 2020 Jul 27;9(8):946. doi: 10.3390/plants9080946

Table 3.

Analysis of phenolic compounds in broccoli sprouts and microgreens.

No. Compounds Molecular Formula Germination Time Characterization Method Ref.
Phenolic acids and derivatives
1 Benzoic acid C7H6O2 6 days HPLC-UV [76]
2 Salicylic acid C7H6O3 6 days HPLC-UV [76]
3 p-Hydroxybenzoic acid C7H6O3 7–8 days HPLC-DAD, HPLC-ESI-MS [21,49]
4 Protocatechuic acid C7H6O4 5 days HPLC-UV, HPLC-DAD-MS [46,78]
5 Gentisic acid C7H6O4 4 days HPLC-UV [70,72]
6 Gallic acid C7H6O5 5–8 days HPLC-UV, HPLC-DAD-MS, HPLC-ESI-MS [21,24,46,49,76,78,79,80]
7 Vanillic acid C8H8O 5 days HPLC-UV [78]
8 p-Coumaric acid C9H8O3 4–7 days HPLC-DAD, HPLC-UV [70,72,78,79,80]
9 Esculetin C9H6O4 5 days HPLC-UV [24]
10 Caffeic acid C9H8O4 4–7 days HPLC-UV, HPLC-DAD, HPLC-DAD-MS [24,43,72,78,79,80]
11 Ferulic acid C10H10O4 3–14 days HPLC-UV, HPLC-DAD, HPLC-DAD-MS [24,54,70,72,76,78,79]
12 Sinapic acid C11H12O5 3–12 days HPLC-UV, HPLC-DAD-MS, HPLC-ESI-MS [14,19,21,43,46,49,54,70,72,76,78,79]
13 Gallic acid hexoside C13H16O10 7–8 days HPLC-DAD, HPLC-ESI-MS [21,49]
14 Gallic acid 4-O-glucoside C13H16O10 7–8 days HPLC-DAD, HPLC-ESI-MS [21,49]
15 Sinapoyl malate C15H16O9 7–8 days HPLC-DAD, HPLC-ESI-MS [21,49]
16 Isochlorogenic acid C16H18O9 4 days HPLC-UV [70]
17 Chlorogenic acid C16H18O9 3–12 days HPLC-DAD, HPLC-UV [14,70,72,76,78,79,80]
18 Caffeoyl-quinic acid C16H18O9 3–8 days HPLC-DAD, HPLC-DAD-MS, HPLC-ESI-MS [21,43,49]
19 1-O-sinapoyl-β-D-glucose C17H22O10 7–8 days HPLC-DAD, HPLC-ESI-MS [21,49]
20 5-O-Sinapoylquinic acid C18H22O10 7–8 days HPLC-DAD, HPLC-ESI-MS [21,49]
21 Digalloyl hexoside C20H20O14 7–8 days HPLC-DAD, HPLC-ESI-MS [21,49]
22 1,2-Diferuloylgentiobiose C32H38O19 7–8 days HPLC-DAD, HPLC-ESI-MS [21,49]
23 2-Feruloyl-1-sinapoylgentiobiose C33H40O18 7–8 days HPLC-DAD, HPLC-ESI-MS [21,49]
24 1,2-Disinapoylgentiobiose C34H42O19 7–8 days HPLC-DAD, HPLC-DAD-MS, HPLC-ESI-MS [46,49]
25 1-Sinapoyl-2,2′-diferuloylgentiobiose C43H46O24 7–8 days HPLC-DAD, HPLC-ESI-MS [21,49]
26 2-Feruloyl-1,2’-disinapoylgentiobiose C44H50O22 7–8 days HPLC-DAD, HPLC-DAD-MS, HPLC-ESI-MS [21,46,49]
27 1,2-Disinapoyl-1′-ferulolylgentiobiose C44H50O23 7–8 days HPLC-DAD, HPLC-ESI-MS [21,49]
28 1,2,2′-Trisinapoylgentiobiose C45H52O23 7–8 days HPLC-DAD, HPLC-DAD-MS, HPLC-ESI-MS [21,46,49]
29 Gallotannic acid C76H52O46 7–8 days HPLC-DAD, HPLC-ESI-MS [21,49]
Flavonoids and derivatives
30 Apigenin C15H10O5 5 days HPLC-UV [72,78,80]
31 Kaempferol C15H10O6 5–12 days HPLC-UV, HPLC-DAD-MS, HPLC-ESI-MS [14,46,50,76,78,79,80]
32 Luteolin C15H10O6 5 days HPLC-UV [72,78]
33 Quercetin C15H10O7 5–12 days HPLC-UV, HPLC-DAD, HPLC-ESI-MS [14,24,46,50,72,76,78,79]
34 Myricetin C15H10O8 5 days HPLC-UV [24,72]
35 Astragalin C21H20O11 7–8 days HPLC-DAD, HPLC-ESI-MS [21,49]
36 Rutin C27H30O16 NS HPLC-DAD-MS [46]
37 Robinin C33H40O19 4 days HPLC-UV [70,72]
Total phenolic compounds 3–14 days UV/Vis, HPLC-DAD, HPLC-DAD-MS, HPLC-ESI-MS [20,24,48,51,54,57,64,65,70,73,77,78,80,81,82,83]
Total flavonoid compounds 3–14 days UV/Vis, HPLC-DAD, HPLC-DAD-MS, HPLC-ESI-MS [14,22,24,50,54,64,65,70,77,78,81]