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Table 5 The effects of UV solar exclusion on the total phenolic, total flavonoid, rosmarinic acid, caffeic acid, hyperoside, total polysaccharide, salviaflaside, ursolic acid and oleanolic acid contents in P. vulgaris spicas

From: Plant morphology, physiological characteristics, accumulation of secondary metabolites and antioxidant activities of Prunella vulgaris L. under UV solar exclusion

Secondary metabolites

Control

UV solar exclusion

Total phenolics (%)

1.30 ± 0.15 b

1.97 ± 0.28 a

Total flavonoids (%)

4.31 ± 0.52 a

4.96 ± 0.23 a

Rosmarinic acid (%)

0.28 ± 0.01 b

0.30 ± 0.00 a

Caffeic acid (%)

0.02 ± 0.00 b

0.02 ± 0.00 a

Hyperoside (%)

0.02 ± 0.00 b

0.04 ± 0.00 a

Total polysaccharides (%)

3.68 ± 0.47 a

4.09 ± 0.66 a

Salviaflaside (%)

0.12 ± 0.00 a

0.08 ± 0.00 b

Ursolic acid (%)

0.52 ± 0.02 b

0.62 ± 0.02 a

Oleanolic acid (%)

0.10 ± 0.01 b

0.13 ± 0.01 a

  1. Each value is presented as the mean ± SD (n = 3). Different letters in lines indicate a significant difference at p < 0.05