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Table 2 Identification of flavonoids and phenolic acids compounds from sweet potato root extract treated by MeJA, SA and ABA

From: Plant-growth regulators alter phytochemical constituents and pharmaceutical quality in Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.)

Compounds

Control

MeJA

SA

ABA

Quercetin

0.32 ± 0.08d

1.16 ± 0.14a

0.83 ± 0.04c

0.95 ± 0.05b

Kaempferol

0.28 ± 0.08c

0.93 ± 0.09a

0.79 ± 0.05b

0.82 ± 0.07b

Myricetin

0.34 ± 0.02d

0.98 ± 0.09a

0.86 ± 0.05b

0.77 ± 0.03c

Luteolin

0.22 ± 0.06d

0.75 ± 0.05b

0.84 ± 0.07a

0.61 ± 0.04c

Gallic acid

0.31 ± 0.07c

0.81 ± 0.08a

0.46 ± 0.07b

0.40 ± 0.06b

Chlorogenic acid

0.52 ± 0.04c

0.98 ± 0.14a

0.61 ± 0.05b

0.55 ± 0.03c

3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid

0.38 ± 0.05d

0.75 ± 0.08a

0.59 ± 0.05b

0.49 ± 0.04c

4,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid

0.50 ± 0.02c

0.89 ± 0.10a

0.65 ± 0.06b

0.60 ± 0.08b

  1. Data are means of triplicate measurements ± standard deviation. Means not sharing a common single letter in each row for each measurement were significantly different at P < 0.05