Table 2.
Triterpenes from Melissa officinalis extracts.
| Component Name | Content *, μg/g |
Part of Plant | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betulinic acid | 12.85–169.88 | aerial parts | [4] |
| Oleanolic acid | 915.03–6151.67 | aerial parts | [4] |
| Ursolic acid | 3577.00–11,234.97 | aerial parts | [4] |
| 23-Sulfate ester of niga-ichigoside F1 | n.a. | leaves and stems | [25] |
| 3β,16β,23-Trihydroxy-13,28-epoxyurs-11-ene-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside | n.a. | dried leaves and stems | [24] |
| 3,23-Disulfate ester of 2α,3β,19α,23-tetrahydroxyurs-12-en-28-oicacid | n.a. | dried leaves and stems | [24] |
| 3,23-Disulfate ester of 2α,3β,19α,23-tetrahydroxyurs-12-en-28-oicacid 28-O-β-D-glucopyranoside | n.a. | dried leaves and stems | [24] |
| 3,23-Disulfate ester of2α,3β,23,29-tetrahydroxyolean-12-en-28-oicacid | n.a. | dried leaves and stems | [24] |
| 3,23-disulfate ester of 3β-23,29-trihydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid | n.a. | dried leaves and stems | [24] |
| 3,23-Disulfate ester of 2α,3β-23,29-tetrahydroxyolean-12-ene-28-oicacid | n.a. | dried leaves and stems | [24] |
| 23-sulfate ester of 2α,3β,19 α,23-tetrahydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid | n.a. | fresh leaves and stems | [26] |
| 23-sulfate ester of 2α,3β,19 α,23-tetrahydroxyurs-12-en-28-oic acid 28-O-β- D-glucopyranoside |
n.a. | fresh leaves and stems | [26] |
| Melissioside A | n.a. | leaves and stems | [25] |
| Melissioside B | n.a. | leaves and stems | [25] |
| Melissioside C | n.a. | leaves and stems | [25] |
n.a. = not available; * expressed on a dry weight basis.