Table 2.
Major phytochemical compounds reported from A. unedo L.
| Plant part | Major components | Extraction method | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaves | Genins and heterosidic flavonoids | Solid-liquid extraction | [37] |
| Colorimetric method | |||
| Soxhlet extraction method | |||
| Tannins | Soxhlet extraction method | [47, 48] | |
| Arbutoside, quercetin, epicatechin, catechin, catechin gallate, hyperoside and gallic acid | HPLC coupled with mass spectrometry | [47] | |
| Tannins, flavonoids, anthraquinones, terpenoids, free quinones | Colorimetric method | [67] | |
| Polyphenols, flavonoids, tannins. | Infusion | [63] | |
| Soxhlet extraction method | |||
| Colorimetric method | |||
| Phenolic compounds, flavonoids, flavonols, and anthocyanins | Colorimetric method and UPLC-PDA-ESI-MS | [62] | |
| Gallic acid derivatives and flavonoids (22 compounds) | |||
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| Roots | Tannins, flavonoids, anthraquinones, terpenoids, free quinones | Colorimetric method | [67] |
| Catechin | XAD-16 resin | [50] | |
| HPLC | |||
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| Fruit | Flavonoids, tannins, anthocyanins, anthraquinones, sterols, steroids, deoxysugars, and glycosides | Colorimetric method | [65] |
| 75 compounds identified as hydroxybenzoic acids, hydroxycinnamic acids, flavone, flavan-3-ols, flavonols, and dihydroflavonols. | HPLC | ||
| UPLC-PDA-ESI-MS | |||
| Phenols, flavonoids, condensed tannins, hydrolyzable tannins, and anthocyanins. | Spectrophotometric methods | [66] | |
| 17 phenolic compounds, of which gallocatechol and catechin were the most abundant | HPLC | ||
UPLC-PDA-ESI-MS, Ultra-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array and electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry; HPLC, high-performance liquid chromatography.