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Table 1 HPLC biochemical compounds of bark and leaf methanol-extracts from seven Cinnamomum species collected from various locations in Sri Lanka

From: Intraspecies diversity of the bioactive compounds of wild and cultivated Cinnamomum species in Sri Lanka

Spp

Agroecological Zones/MAR mm and MAT 0C

Bark concentrations (mg/g)

Leaf concentrations (mg/g)

cinnamyl alcohol

cinnamyl acetate

eugenol

cinnamaldehyde

coumarin/coumaric acid

cinnamyl alcohol

cinnamyl acetate

eugenol

cinnamaldehyde

coumarin/coumaric acid

Cinnamomumcapparu-coronde

Matara-WL2a

2360 mm

28 (25–32)0C

0.37 ± 0.11b

0.07 ± 0.03cd

0.41 ± 0.02d

8.18 ± 1.24b

nd

0.21 ± 0.23

nd

1.75 ± 0.93ij

0.62 ± 0.04b

nd

Dalpitiya WM2a

2200 mm

23 (20–28)0C

0.01 ± 0.01e

0.02 ± 0.03ef

0.67 ± 0.02c

8.34 ± 0.31b

nd

0.16 ± 0.14

nd

4.57 ± 0.35h

nd

nd

Cinnamomum citriodorum

Matara WL2a

2360 mm

28 (25–32)0C

nd

nd

nd

0.32 ± 0.12e

nd

nd

0.22 ± 0.04b

0.58 ± 1.21j

nd

nd

Norwood

IM2a

2400 mm

20 (15–26) 0C

nd

nd

nd

0.28 ± 0.13e

nd

nd

0.12 ± 0.04 cd

0.43 ± 1.32j

nd

nd

Cinnamomum dubium

Matara WL2a

2360 mm

28 (25–32)0C

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

0.36 ± 0.12j

nd

nd

Sinharaja WL1a

3300 mm

25 (24–27) 0C

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

0.05 ± 0.03 d

0.32 ± 0.13j

nd

nd

Cinnamomum litseifolium

Hakgala

IU3d

1300 mm

22 (16–29) 0C

1.18 ± 0.56a

0.02 ± 0.01f

2.72 ± 0.04b

0.09 ± 0.04f

nd

0.01 ± 0.03

0.06 ± 0.02 d

4.36 ± 0.18h

nd

nd

Dalpitiya WM2a

2200 mm

23 (20–28)0C

0.08 ± 0.09b

1.06 ± 0.02a

5.11 ± 0.06 a

0.17 ± 0.03ef

nd

0.01 ± 0.05

0.83 ± 0.54 a

8.71 ± 0.43g

nd

nd

Cinnamomum ovalifolium

Hortan P

WU3

1900 mm

15 (13–16) 0C

1.57 ± 0.23a

nd

0.85 ± 0.13 c

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

Hakgala

IU3d

1300 mm

22 (16–29) 0C

1.68 ± 0.34a

nd

0.89 ± 0.14 c

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

Cinnamomum sinharajaens

Matara WL2a

2360 mm

28 (25–32)0C

0.27 ± 0.18b

0.05 ± 0.01de

0.67 ± 0.12 c

8.20 ± 0.81b

nd

0.03 ± 0.12

nd

30.38 ± 4.26cd

0.20 ± 0.07d

nd

Sinharaja WL1a

3300 mm

25 (24–27) 0C

0.19 ± 0.13b

0.00 ± 0.01f

0.39 ± 0.04d

1.67 ± 1.24de

nd

0.01 ± 0.04

nd

4.99 ± 0.03h

nd

nd

Cinnamomum verum Wild

Bibila

DL2a

1200 mm

29 (28–33) 0C

0.03 ± 0.01b

nd

0.72 ± 0.13c

4.20 ± 1.24c

nd

nd

nd

23.56 ± 1.23e

nd

nd

Norwood

IM2a

2400 mm

20 (15–26) 0C

0.04 ± 0.06b

nd

0.26 ± 0.12d

2.13 ± 0.54d

nd

nd

nd

13.05 ± 0.04f

nd

nd

Cinnamomum verum Sri Wijaya

Matara WL2a

2360 mm

28 (25–32)0C

0.01 ± 0.01e

0.16 ± 0.03b

1.68 ± 0.42b

15.91 ± 3.03a

nd

0.05 ± 0.12

nd

28.92 ± 0.02d

0.02 ± 0.03e

nd

Dalpitiya WM2a

2200 mm

23 (20–28)0C

0.04 ± 0.01b

0.10 ± 0.02c

0.57 ± 0.14cd

14.16 ± 2.23a

nd

0.13 ± 0.09

0.21 ± 0.08 b

22.05 ± 0.11e

0.02 ± 0.02e

nd

Nillaba

WM2b

1800 mm

23 (21–27) 0C

0.14 ± 0.14b

0.00 ± 0.01f

0.37 ± 0.17d

12.89 ± 3.21a

nd

0.20 ± 0.14

0.14 ± 0.05 bc

20.44 ± 0.23e

0.41 ± 0.03c

nd

Cinnamomum verum Sri Gemunu

Matara WL2a

2360 mm

28 (25–32)0C

0.07 ± 0.09b

0.16 ± 0.02b

0.82 ± 0.11c

18.31 ± 4.13a

nd

0.02 ± 0.09

nd

36.66 ± 0.23b

0.48 ± 0.04c

nd

Dalpitiya WM2a

2200 mm

23 (20–28)0C

0.05 ± 0.08b

nd

0.32 ± 0.18 d

17.40 ± 2.33a

nd

nd

nd

38.13 ± 0.14a

1.39 ± 0.08a

nd

Nillaba

WM2b

1800 mm

23 (21–27)0C

0.14 ± 0.09b

0.01 ± 0.02f

0.47 ± 0.14cd

14.71 ± 3.54a

nd

nd

0.37 ± 0.21ab

25.04 ± 0.15d

0.49 ± 0.07bc

nd

  1. Retention time (RT) (min), absorption wavelength (sig) (nm) and LOD (mg/g) values for each chemical component: cinnamaldehyde (RT 17.9, sig 290) (LOD = 0.072), cinnamyl alcohol (RT 14.1, sig 265) (LOD = 0.011), cinnamyl acetate (RT 25.3, sig 265) (LOD = 0.009), eugenol (RT 20.7, sig 285) (LOD = 0.018), coumarin (RT 12.9, sig 280) (LOD = 0.0014), and coumaric acid (RT 7.3, sig 290) (LOD = 0.040). nd = not detectable, MAR – mean annual rainfall in mm, MAT- mean annual temperature 0C.
  2. a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j Different superscripts indicate significant differences at p<0.05