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. 2021 Dec 24;23(1):191. doi: 10.3390/ijms23010191

Table 1.

Plants used for the extraction of plant-derived EVs.

Common Name FAO 1 Group Scientific Name Sample Isolation Method Ref.
Peas 4—PULSES AND DERIVED PRODUCTS Pisum sativum Seed juice Differential centrifugation/filtration/ultracentrifugation [20]
Sunflower seeds 6—OIL-BEARING CROPS AND DERIVED PRODUCTS Helianthus annuus Seeds extracellular fluids Vacuum infiltration/centrifugation procedure/differential centrifugation/ultracentrifugation [24]
Coconut Cocos nucifera L. Coconut water or coconut milk Differential centrifugation/filtration/ultracentrifugation [20,23]
Coconut juice
Soybean Glycine soja Bean juice
Carrot 7—VEGETABLES AND DERIVED PRODUCTS Daucus carota Root juice Density gradient centrifugation [13,29]
Broccoli Brassica oleracea Flowering head and stalk juice
Tomatoes Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato juice Density gradient centrifugation
Differential centrifugation/filtration/ultracentrifugation
[5,18]
Watermelons Citrullus lanatus Mesocarp juice Differential centrifugation/filtration/ultracentrifugation [18,27]
Melons Cucumis melo Fruit juice
Garlic Allium sativum Clove juice Density gradient centrifugation [29]
Differential centrifugation/filtration/ultracentrifugation or density gradient centrifugation [12]
Grapes 8—FRUITS AND DERIVED PRODUCTS Vitis vinifera Fruit juice Density gradient centrifugation [8,9,17]
Differential centrifugation/filtration/ultracentrifugation [18]
Lemons Citrus limon L. Fruit juice Density gradient centrifugation [22]
Differential centrifugation/filtration/ultracentrifugation [5]
Grapefruit Citrus paradisi Fruit juice Density gradient centrifugation
Lipid re-assembling via sonication
Differential centrifugation/filtration/ultracentrifugation or density gradient centrifugation
[7,12,15,17,19,20,29,34]
Blueberries Vaccinium myrtillus
Vaccinium corymbosum
Fruit juice Differential centrifugation/filtration/ultracentrifugation [20]
Kiwis Actinidia chinensis
Oranges Citrus sinensis
Pears Pyrus communis
Pineapples Ananas comosus Fruit juice - [42]
Ginger 10—SPICES Zingiber officinale Root Juice Density gradient centrifugation
Lipid re-assembling via film hydration/sonication/extrusion method
Differential centrifugation/filtration/ultracentrifugation or density gradient centrifugation
[9,11,12,19,20,21,25,28,29]
Turmeric Curcuma longa Root Juice Density gradient centrifugation
Differential centrifugation/filtration/ultracentrifugation or density gradient centrifugation
[12,29]
Cilantro (coriander) Coriandrum sativum Leaf juice Differential centrifugation/filtration/ultracentrifugation or density gradient centrifugation [12]
Aloe vera - Aloe vera barbadensis Leaf juice Differential centrifugation/filtration/ultracentrifugation or density gradient centrifugation [12]
Dandelion Taraxacum
Lavender Lavandula
Cactus Cactus Stem juice Differential centrifugation/filtration/ultracentrifugation or density gradient centrifugation [12]
Tobacco leaves 13—TOBACCO AND RUBBER AND OTHER CROPS Nicotiana tabacum Apoplastic fluid from fresh or dried leaves Vacuum infiltration/centrifugation/differential centrifugation [27]
Lesser periwinkle plant - Vinca minor L. Apoplastic fluid from fresh or dried leaves Vacuum infiltration/centrifugation/differential centrifugation [27,31]
European mistletoe plant Viscum album L.
Arabidopsis plant Arabidopsis thaliana

1 Food and Agriculture Organization.