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. 2022 Mar 11;2022:2218029. doi: 10.1155/2022/2218029

Table 3.

Identification of phytochemicals in different Prosopis spp.

Species and plant parts Phytochemicals References
Prosopis laevigata leaves Gallic acid, coumaric acid, catechin, gallocatechin, epicatechin gallate, rutin, morin, naringenin, luteolin [2]

Prosopis alba exudate gum Ferulic acid 4-glucuronide, ferulic acid rhamnosyl-hexoside, ferulic acid, coumaric acid, esculetin derivative, 7-O-methylapigenin, apigetrin, chrysin, 3-galloylquinic acid, caftaric acid, chlorogenic acid, chlorogenic acid, p-coumaroylquinic acid, valoneic acid dilactone, digallic acid, kaempferol 3-O-arabinoside [49]

P. alba seed germ flour Apigenin 6-C-(6″-O-glc) arab-8-C-glc, apigenin 6-C-glc-8-C-(6″-O-glc) Arab, apigenin 6-C-glc-8-C-glc, apigenin 5,7-O-diglucosides, apigenin 6-C-pentoside-7-C-hexoside, apigenin 6-C-arab-8-C-glc, apigenin 6-C-glc-8-C-arab [26]

Prosopis cineraria pods 3-Benzyl-2-hydroxy-urs-12-en-28-oic acid, maslinic acid-3 glucoside, linoleic acid, prosophylline, 5,5′-oxybis-1,3-benzenediol, 3,4,5-trihydroxycinnamic acid 2-hydroxyethyl ester, 5,3′,4′-trihydroxyflavanone 7-glycoside [12]

Prosopis nigra pods Cyanidin rhamnosyl hexoside, cyanidin-3-hexoside, peonidin-3-hexoside, malvidin dihexoside, cyanidin malonyl hexoside, petunidin-3-hexoside, malvidin rhamnosyl hexoside, malvidin-3-hexoside, apigenin-di-C-hexoside, quercetin-dihexoside rhamnoside, vitexin, isovitexin [4]

Prosopis alba cotyledons Isoschaftoside hexoside, schaftoside hexoside, vicenin II/isomer, isoschaftoside, schaftoside, vitexin, isovitexin [31]

Prosopis chilensis mesocarp flour Cyanidin 3-hexoside, peonidin 3-hexoside, cyanidin malonyl hexoside, peonidin malonyl hexoside, ellagic acid hexoside, hydroxyferulic acid hexoside, vicenin II/isomer, schaftoside, quercetin-dihexoside, quercetin-hexosidepentoside, quercetin-methyl ether rhamnoside hexoside, quercetin-rhamnoside-hexoside, isovitexin, quercetin-methyl ether rhamnoside hexoside [53]

Prosopis farcta aerial parts Tetradecane, pentadecane, dodecanoic acid, 1-tridecene, 4-methyl-14-pentadecenoic acid, 1-icosene, octadecane, nonadecane, pentadecanoic acid, nonadecanoic acid [54]