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. 2022 Mar 17;9:746881. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.746881

Table 1.

Conditions required for extraction, isolation, and characterization of delphinidin and its glycosides.

S. No. Plant products containing Dp as the major anthocyanin Method for extraction of anthocyanin Analysis and characterization of anthocyanins Concentration of Dp glycosides References
1 Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) Solvent aided extraction using acetone and acetic acid (99:1 v/v) and further ultrasound assisted sonification for 15 min HPLC conditions column: Zorbax SB-C18 column (50 × 4.6 mm, 5 μm)
Flow rate: 0.4 mL/min
Mobile phase A: 5% formic acid solution
Mobile phase B: methanol
Injection volume: 10 μL
DAD wavelength: 190–600 nm
ESI-MS
Toro species

Dp-3-Ga: 7.68 ± 1.42 mg/100 g
Dp-3-A: 1.63 ± 0.09 mg/100 g
Legacy species

Dp-3-Ga: 11.44 ± 3.70 mg/100 g
Dp-3-A: 4.07 ± 1.15 mg/100 g
Duke species

Dp-3-Ga: 14.99 ± 3.97 mg/100 g
Dp-3-A: 5.10 ± 1.22 mg/100 g
Bluecrop species

Dp-3-Ga: 2.29 ± 0.21 mg/100 g
Dp-3-G: 1.21 ± 0.10 mg/100 g
Dp-3-A: 1.66 ± 0.10 mg/100 g
(59)
2 Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) Solvent assisted extraction with 87% v/v acetonitrile, 3% v/v water, 10% v/v formic acid from blueberry and its juice HPLC conditions column: Phenomenex Luna C-18, 100A (250 × 4.60 mm, 3μ)
Column temperature: 25°C
Flow rate: 0.5 mL/min
Mobile phase A: 87% v/v acetonitrile, 3% v/v water, 10% v/v formic acid
Mobile phase B: 50% v/v acetonitrile, 40% v/v water, 10% v/v formic acid
DAD wavelength: 520 nm
Blueberry from Uruguay

Anthocyanins: 1,570 mg/100 g dry weight
Dp-3-Ga: 298 mg/100 g
Dp-3-G: 128 mg/100 g
Dp-3-A: 142 mg/100 g
Blueberry from Poland

Anthocyanins: 2,242 mg/100 g
Dp-3-Ga: 541 mg/100 g
Dp-3-G: 11 mg/100 g
Dp-3-A: 244 mg/100 g
Blueberry from Germany

Anthocyanins: 2,762 mg/100 g
Dp-3-Ga: 543 mg/100 g
Dp-3-G: 12 mg/100 g
Dp-3-A: 250 mg/100 g
(60)
3 Lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) Solvent assisted extraction carried using acidified ethanol and then further extracted by solid phase extraction carried out using Circa, C-18 adsorbent (modified silica gel
distribution of particles 40–63 um, organic load 0.38 mmol g−1, carbon load 9.16%) dispersed in 95% ethanol
Preparative HPLC conditions column: XTerra Prep MS C-18 OBDTM (5 mm, 19 × 100 mm i.d., 5 μm)
Column temperature: 25°C
Flow rate: 2.0 mL/min
Mobile phase A: 5% formic acid solution
Mobile phase B: Methanol
DAD wavelength: 520 nm
Anthocyanin: 485 mg of cyanin equivalent
Dp-3-Ga: 16 mg of cyanin equivalent
Dp-3-G: 31 mg of cyanin equivalent
Dp-3-Ar: 19 mg of cyanin equivalent
Dp-3-(p-coumaroyl)-G: 5 mg of cyanin equivalent
Dp-3-(6″-acetyl)-G: 20 mg of cyanin equivalent
(61)
4 Lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) Solid phase extraction using (SPE)-cartridge (Strata-X 300 mg/3 mL, Phenomenex) and elution was carried out using 0.01 N HCl (5 mL), ethyl acetate (10 mL), and acidified methanol (5 mL) with 0.1% HCl HPLC conditions column: C-18 Kinetex column (150 × 4.6 mm, 2.6 μm)
Column temperature: 45°C
Flow rate: 1.7 mL/min
Mobile phase A: 1 % H3PO4
Mobile phase B: acetonitrile/water (35:65 v/v)
DAD wavelength: 200–700 nm, Anthocyanin (520 nm)
Anthocyanin: 29.9 ± 5.17 mg/mL
Dp-3-G: 2.18 ± 0.7 mg/mL
Dp-3-GA: 1.55 ± 0.15 mg/mL
Dp-3-A: 0.75 ± 0.02 mg/mL
(62)
5 Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) Solvent aided extraction using ethyl acetate and maceration with acidified methanol (0.6 M HCl) to extract anthocyanin HPLC conditions column: Zorbax SB-C-18 column (150 × 4.6 mm i.d., 5 um)
Column temperature: 25°C
Flow rate: 1.0 ml/min
Injection volume: 5 ul
Anthocyanins: 568.8 ± 8.8 mg/100 g fresh weight
Dp-3-Ga: 92.1 ± 4.7 mg/100 g
Dp-3-G: 86.6 ± 10.5 mg/100 g
Dp-3-A: 59.1 ± 4.8 mg/100 g
(63)
Mobile phase A: water–formic acid (9:1 v/v)
Mobile phase B: methanol-water-formic acid(5:4:1 v/v/v)
DAD wavelength: 190–650 nm
ESI+/MS & MS2 conditions
6 Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) Solvent assisted extraction with 87% v/v acetonitrile, 3% v/v water, 10% v/v formic acid from blueberry and its juice HPLC conditions column: Phenomenex Luna C-18, 100A (250 × 4.60 mm, 3 μm)
Column temperature: 25°C
Flow rate: 0.5 mL/min
Mobile phase A: 87% v/v acetonitrile, 3% v/v water, 10% v/v formic acid
Mobile phase B: 50% v/v acetonitrile, 40% v/v water, 10% v/v formic acid
DAD wavelength: 520 nm
Bilberry from Poland (sample I)

Anthocyanin: 6,102 mg/100g dry weight
Dp-3-Ga: 847 mg/100 g
Dp-3-G: 1,047 mg/100 g
Dp-3-A: 603 mg/100 g
Bilberry from Poland (sample II)

Anthocyanin: 7,465 mg/100 g
Dp-3-Ga: 1,060 mg/100 g
Dp-3-G: 1,247 mg/100 g
Dp-3-A: 741 mg/100 g
(60)
7 Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) Extraction carried out using 60% ethanol acidified with HCl
Purification by macroporous adsorbent (Amberlite XAD-7, XAD-4, AB-8, ADS-17, and DE- 5-40)
HPLC conditions column: Venusil ASB C18 (250 × 4.6 mm, 5 μm)
Column temperature: 30°C
Flow rate: 1 mL/min
Mobile phase A: anhydrous formic acid/water (8.5:91.5 v/v)
Mobile phase B: anhydrous formic acid/acetonitrile/methanol/water (8.5:22.5:22.5:41.5 v/v/v/v)
DAD wavelength: 535 nm
ND (64)
8 Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) Solvent aided extraction using acetone and acetic acid (99:1 v/v) and further ultrasound assisted sonification for 15 min HPLC conditions column: Zorbax SB-C18 column (50 × 4.6 mm, 5 μm)
Flow rate: 0.4 mL/min
Mobile phase A: 5% formic acid solution
Mobile phase B: methanol
Injection volume: 10 μL
Gradient conditions: 5% B (5 min), 5–50% B (45 min), 50–75% B (55 min), 75–100% B (65 min)
DAD wavelength: 190–600 nm
ESI+/-/MS3 conditions capillary voltage: 3,100 V
Capillary temperature: 325°C
Nebulizing gas (N2) pressure: 50 psi
Nebulizing gas (N2) flow rate: 12 L/min
Collision gas (He) voltage ramping cycle: 0.3–2 V
Rosenthal species

Anthocyanin: 180.44 ± 3.59 mg/100g
Dp-3-G: 16.86 ± 4.07 mg/100g
Dp-3-R: 89.66 ± 8.33 mg/100g
Rovada species

Anthocyanin: 162.83 ± 2.46
Dp-3-G: 13.92 ± 7.33 mg/100 g
Dp-3-R: 65.27 ± 25.39 mg/100 g
(59)
9 Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) pomace Extraction with methanol:water:formic acid (50:48:2 v/v/v) HPLC conditions column: Gemini 5u C-18 110A column (150 × 4.6 mm i.d., 5 μm)
Column temperature: 40°C
Flow rate: 1 mL/min
Injection volume: 20 μl
Mobile phase A: 10% v/v formic acid solution
Mobile phase B: acetonitrile:water:formic acid (50:40:10 v/v/v)
DAD wavelength: 520 nm
Anthocyanin content from two harvest seasons (2006–2007) fraction 0.8

Anthocyanin-344.6 ± 0.5–729.7 ± 4.4 mg/100 g
Dp-3-G: 85.3 ± 1.2–190.9 ± 0.3 mg/100 g
Dp-3-R: 122.2 ± 1.7–254.2 ± 3.4 mg/100 g
Fraction 2–5

Anthocyanin: 577.1 ± 32.2–1,046.1 ± 10.4 mg/100 g
Dp-3-G: 150.7 ± 8.6–288.5 ± 8.1 mg/100 g
(65)
Dp-3-R: 213.9 ± 12.9–369.3 ± 2.6 mg/100 g
Fraction 5

Anthocyanin: 513.7 ± 26.4–911.7 ± 13.1 mg/100g
Dp-3-G: 133.1 ± 5.9–249.9 ± 7.6
Dp-3-R: 191.4 ± 13.2–320.2 ± 1.3
10 Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) pomace Extraction with acidified water (0.01% v/v concentrated HCl) and purification with Amberlite XAD-7HP resin and elution with acidified ethanol (0.01% v/v conc. HCl). Further extraction with acidified water, isopropylacetate and ethyl acetate HPLC conditions column: Zorbax Eclipse XDB C18 (150 × 4.6 mm, 5 μm)
Flow rate: 1 mL/min
Injection volume: 10 μL
Mobile phase A: water (0.5% TFA)
Mobile phase B: acetonitrile (0.5% TFA)
DAD wavelength: 190–600 nm and for anthocyanin-520 nm
Preparative HPLC conditions column: XBridge Prep C18 (10 × 50, 5 μm)
Flow rate: 5 mL/min
Injection volume: 300 μL
Rest conditions were similar to analytical HPLC
Concentration of Dp-3-R (22.6%) was highest followed by Cy-3-R (20.4%), Dp-3-G (7.7%), Cy-3-G (4%) (66)
11 Eggplant (Solanum melongena L) Sadilova et al. reported the extraction from eggplant peel with aqueous acetone maintained at pH 1 i.e., water acidified with trifluoroacetic acid/acetone, 30:70, v/v
Solvent assisted extraction employing methanol with 3% trifluoroacetic acid
Dranca et al. reported the ultrasound assisted extraction from eggplant peel with frequency of 12.5, 25, and 37.5 KHz at temperature of 50, 60 and 70°C with extraction time of 15, 30, and 45 min and employing solvents methanol and 2-propanol
HPLC conditions column: C18 sunfire column, Waters (250 × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) and a C18 pre-column, Phenomenex (4 × 3.0 mm i.d.)
Column temperature: 25°C
Flow rate: 1 mL/min
Mobile phase A: 5% formic acid solution
Mobile phase B: 100% acetonitrile
DAD wavelength: 520 nm
Dp-3-R: 378 ± 9.9 mg/kg
Dp-3-G: 16.5 ± 1.0 mg/kg
Dp-3-R-5G: 36.5 ± 0.8 mg/kg
Dp-3-R-G: 19.1 ± 0.1 mg/kg.
(67, 68)
12 Violet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) peel Extraction from voilet pepper peel with aqueous acetone maintained at pH 1 i.e., water acidified with trifluoroacetic acid/acetone, 30: 70, v/v
Solvent assisted extraction employing methanol with 3% trifluoroacetic acid
HPLC conditions column: C18 sunfire column, Waters (250 × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) and a C18 pre-column, Phenomenex (4 × 3.0 mm i.d.)
Column temperature: 25°C
Flow rate: 1 mL/min
Mobile phase A: 5% formic acid solution
Mobile phase B: 100% acetonitrile
DAD wavelength: 520 nm Characterization was further done by ESI-MS
Dp-3-R-5-G: 36.5 ± 0.8 mg/kg
Dp-3-G: 2.2 ± 0.0 mg/kg
Dp-3-R: 2.9 ± 0.2 mg/kg
Dp-3-rhamnoside: 2.4 ± 0.5 mg/kg
Dp-3-caffeoyl-rutinoside-5-G: 7.8 ± 0.4 mg/kg
Dp-3-cis-coumaroyl-rutinoside-5-G: 14.7 ± 0.8 mg/kg
Dp-3-trans-coumaroyl-rutinoside-5-G: 286.2 ± 1.7 mg/kg
Dp-3-feruloyl-rutinoside-5-hexose: 3.8 ± 0.1 mg/kg
(67)
13 Hibiscus sabdariffa (Roselle) Solvent-aided extraction from Hibiscus sabdariffa dried calyces using distilled water as a solvent HPLC conditions column: Phenomenex Gemini C18 column (250 × 4.6 mm, 5 μm)
Column temperature: 35°C
Flow rate: 1 mL/min
Injection volume: 10 μl
Mobile phase A: 0.1% (v/v) trifluoroacetic acid
Mobile phase B: trifluoroacetic acid/acetonitrile/water (50:49.9:0.1)
DAD wavelength: 265–520 nm
Dark red variety
Anthocyanin: 2,732 ± 260 mg/100 g
Dp-3-S: 2,116 ± 216 mg/100 g
Dp-3-G: 76 ± 8 mg/100 g
Light red variety
Anthocyanin: 727 ± 55 mg/100 g
Dp-3-S: 535 ± 37 mg/100 g
Dp-3-G: 38 ± 1 mg/100 g
(18)