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Table 3 Free phenolic profiles of litchi pulp

From: Comparison of the free and bound phenolic profiles and cellular antioxidant activities of litchi pulp extracts from different solvents

Phenolic

Free phenolic compounds

80% methanol

80% ethanol

80% acetone

80% ethyl acetate

Water

3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid

ND1

ND

115.26 ± 11.172

ND

ND

(+)-catechin

140.34 ± 12.01ab3

131.66 ± 2.74bc

163.34 ± 21.13a

83.34 ± 5.27d

107.78 ± 25.53 cd

Vanillic acid

130.77 ± 19.50b

ND

126.48 ± 7.27b

72.99 ± 4.90c

254.25 ± 32.88a

Caffeic acid

393.37 ± 21.08b

188.95 ± 16.28d

442.93 ± 17.78a

244.68 ± 11.43c

38.66 ± 4.57e

Syringic acid

ND

30.55 ± 1.48

39.50 ± 6.17

ND

ND

(-)-epicatechin

1489.88 ± 159.63b

1118.81 ± 20.54c

2308.19 ± 106.54a

929.13 ± 18.89d

266.28 ± 13.99e

4-methylcatechol

5926.88 ± 475.53a

4938.91 ± 483.11b

6337.70 ± 209.91a

3493.87 ± 236.51c

3304.28 ± 148.94c

Ferulic acid

442.64 ± 19.31a

276.60 ± 21.05b

488.34 ± 68.82a

286.17 ± 86.28b

215.51 ± 13.89b

Rutin

3441.47 ± 212.65ab

3125.16 ± 94.31b

3580.33 ± 274.25a

2016.82 ± 108.41c

1614.32 ± 120.93d

  1. 1ND – not detected.
  2. 2Values expressed as μg/100 g FW.
  3. 3Values not sharing a common letter within the same row are significantly different (p < 0.05).