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Table 7 Secondary metabolites in duckweeds

From: Duckweeds: their utilization, metabolites and cultivation

  

Contents

Species

References

Phenolic compounds

Flavonoids

Anthocyanin

L. gibba and S. intermedia

[83, 87]

  

Apigenin

Landoltia punctata and S. polyrrhiza

[59, 131]

  

Apigenin 6-C-(2″-O-trans-caffeoyl-D-malate)-β-glucoside

L. japonica

[132]

  

Apigenin 7‐O‐glucoside

S. polyrrhiza

[59, 131]

  

Apigenin 8‐C‐glucoside (vitexin)

Landoltia punctata, L. gibba, and S. polyrrhiza

[59, 131]

  

5-O-(E)-caffeoylquinic acid

Landoltia punctata and S. polyrrhiza

[59]

  

3-O-(E)-coumaroylquinic acid

S. polyrrhiza

[59]

  

6,8-Di-C-β-glucosylapigenin

L. japonica

[132]

  

6,8-Di-C-β-glucosylluteolin

L. japonica

[132]

  

Isoorientin

L. japonica

[132]

  

Isovitexin

L. japonica

[132]

  

Luteolin

S. polyrrhiza

[131]

  

Luteolin-6-C-glucoside-8-C-rhamnoside

Landoltia punctata and W. borealis

[59]

  

Luteolin 6-C-(2″-O-trans-caffeoyl-D-malate)-β-glucoside

L. japonica

[132]

  

Luteolin 6-C-(2″-O-trans-coumaroyl-D-malate)-β-glucoside

L. japonica

[132]

  

Luteolin 7‐O‐glucoside

S. polyrrhiza

[59, 131]

  

Luteolin-7-O-β-glucoside

L. japonica

[132]

  

Luteolin-7-O-glucoside-C-glucoside

Landoltia punctata, W. borealis, and Wolffiella caudata

[59]

  

Luteolin 8‐C‐glucoside (orientin)

S. polyrrhiza and W. borealis

[59, 131]

  

Luteolin-8-C-glucoside-6-C-rhamnoside

Landoltia punctata, L. gibba, W. borealis, and Wolffiella caudata

[59]

  

Luteolin-8-C-glucoside-6-C-xyloside

Landoltia punctata, L. gibba, and W. borealis

[59]

 

Hydroxycinnamic acids

Caffeic acid

L. aequinoctialis and W. arrhiza

[17, 133]

  

Cinnamic acid

S. polyrrhiza

[134]

  

m-Coumaric acid

L. aequinoctialis

[133]

  

p-Coumaric acid

L. aequinoctialis, L. minor, and W. arrhiza

[17, 123, 133]

  

Ferulic acid

L. minor and W. arrhiza

[17, 123]

  

Isoferulic acid

L. aequinoctialis

[133]

  

Sinapic acid

L. aequinoctialis

[133]

 

Tannin

Tannin

L. aequinoctialis, L. minor, and S. polyrrhiza

[28, 58, 69]

Terpenoids

Diterpenoid

Neophytadiene

W. arrhiza

[17]

 

Triterpenoids

Δ5-Avenasterol

W. microscopica

[9]

  

Campesterol

L. aequinoctialis, L. minor, S. polyrrhiza, W. arrhiza, and W. microscopica

[9, 17, 124, 133, 134]

  

Cycloartenol

W. microscopica

[9]

  

24-Methylenecycloartan-3-one

W. arrhiza

[17]

  

Saponin

L. minor and S. polyrrhiza

[28, 42, 58]

  

β-Sitosterol

L. aequinoctialis, S. polyrrhiza, W. arrhiza, and W. microscopica

[9, 17, 133, 134]

  

δ-Sitosterol

L. minor

[124]

  

Stigmasterol

L. aequinoctialis, L. minor, S. polyrrhiza, W. arrhiza, and W. microscopica

[9, 124, 133, 134]

  

Squalene

S. polyrrhiza

[134]

 

Tetraterpenoids

α-Carotene

L. gibba

[120]

  

β-Carotene

L. gibba, L. minor, and W. microscopica

[9, 30, 112, 120]

  

Loliolide

L. minor

[124]

  

Lutein

L. gibba and W. microscopica

[9, 112, 120]

  

Lycopene

L. gibba

[120]

  

Violaxanthin

L. gibba and W. microscopica

[9, 112, 120]

  

Xanthophyll

L. gibba

[120]

  

Zeaxanthin

L. gibba and W. microscopica

[9, 112]

  1. L. Lemna, S. Spirodela, W. Wolffia