Table 1.
PA content (mg/l) of reduced and non-reduced extracts in DMSO of H. europaeum, H. popovii and chamomile (M. recutita), which was used as negative control
| Total 35 PAs | Major 6 PAsa | Minor 29 PAsb | Echinatine | Echinatine N-oxide | Rinderine | Rinderine N-oxide | Heliotrine | Heliotrine N-oxide | Europine | Europine N-oxide | Heliosupine | Heliosupine N-oxide | Lasiocarpine | Lasiocarpine N-oxide | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. europaeum (non-reduced) | 40,680 | 40,358 | 322 | 8 | 32 | 12 | 202 | 359 | 16,980 | 884 | 19,703 | 8 | 60 | 23 | 2409 |
| H. europaeum (reduced) | 19,585 | 19,407 | 179 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 68 | 2820 | 2498 | 6709 | 6987 | 13 | 13 | 174 | 220 |
| H. popovii (non-reduced) | 67,872 | 67,351 | 521 | 9 | 234 | 7 | 261 | 962 | 39,605 | 421 | 26,289 | 5 | 4 | 5.3 | 71 |
| H. popovii (reduced) | 38,115 | 37,759 | 355 | 136 | 40 | 122 | 46 | 13,043 | 2797 | 16,629 | 5271 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
| M. recutitac | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
ND not detectable
aMajor 6 PAs: heliotrine, heliotrine N-oxide, europine, europine N-oxide, lasiocarpine, lasiocarpine N-oxide
bMinor PAs detected: echinatine, echinatine N-oxide, rinderine, rinderine N-oxide, heliosupine, heliosupine N-oxide
cReduced and non-reduced extracts