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Table 4 Major phenolic compounds in mint identified using HPLC/ESI-MS/MS1

From: Polyphenol composition and antioxidant potential of mint leaves

Peak No.

Phenolic compound

Retention time (min)

[M-H]ˉ

Fragments

Detected in soluble extracts of

1

Caffeoylquinic acid 3.3

377 [M-H + Na]ˉ

179, 191

Medina mintA,B, Hasawi mintA,B

 

2

Salvianic acid

6.7

197, 395 [2 M-H]ˉ

179

Medina mintA,B

3

Rosmarinic acid

27.9

359

161, 179, 197

Medina mintA,B, Hasawi mintA,B

4

Luteolin

36.6

285

151, 107

Medina mintA,B

5

Salvigenin

38.8

327

313, 165

Medina mintA,B, Hasawi mintA,B

6

Chrysoeriol

39.6

299

284

Medina mintA, Hasawi mintA

7

Thymonin

40.4

359

283, 185, 147

Medina mintA,B, Hasawi mintA,B

8

Carnosol

42.3

329

301, 201, 229

Medina mintA,B, Hasawi mintA,B

  1. 1A, not dechlorophyllized samples and B, dechlorophyllized samples