Research Article

Comparative Study of Leaf and Rootstock Aqueous Extracts of Foeniculum vulgare on Chemical Profile and In Vitro Antioxidant and Antihyperglycemic Activities

Table 1

Phenolic composition of F. vulgare rootstock and leaf extract.

Phenolic acidsFVLE (μg/mg extract)FVRE (μg/mg extract)RT (min)

Quinic acid14945.61 ± 747.2829416.42 ± 1470.820.51
Malic acid3240.98 ± 162.054273.43 ± 213.670.59
Pyrogallol31.16 ± 1.568.32 ± 0.420.6
Citric acid1580.49 ± 79.02352.06 ± 17.600.63
Succinic acid23.80 ± 1.1917.35 ± 0.870.65
Gallic acid10.18 ± 0.5188.73 ± 4.440.76
Chlorogenic acid13810 ± 690.535455.98 ± 272.800.83
3-4-Hydroxybenzoic acid1.60 ± 0.082.07 ± 0.100.95
Pyrocatechol13.02 ± 0.6512.17 ± 0.611.02
4-Hydroxybenzoic acid18.72 ± 0.9425.68 ± 1.281.3
3-Hydroxybenzoic acid44.43 ± 2.2283.28 ± 4.161.34
Catechin0.58 ± 0.030.25 ± 0.011.63
Caffeic acid509203 ± 254.602594.24 ± 129.711.68
Epicatechin4.55 ± 0.231.10 ± 0.061.71
Benzoic acid4.21 ± 0.213.36 ± 0.171.8
Epigallocatechin gallate6.13 ± 0.315.24 ± 0.262.01
Syringic acid8.83 ± 0.4462.09 ± 3.102.05
Vanillic acid8.62 ± 0.437.76 ± 0.392.12
4-Hydroxycinnamic acid35.91 ± 1.806.76 ± 0.342.21
Rutin361.66 ± 18.081.03 ± 0.052.63
Sinapic acid21.00 ± 1.054.67 ± 0.232.74
3-Hydroxycinnamic acid0.37 ± 0.020.20 ± 0.012.98
Ferulic acid127.36 ± 6.3765.01 ± 3.253.12
Quercetin7.33 ± 0.370.12 ± 0.013.48
2-Hydroxycinnamic acid0.26 ± 0.010.15 ± 0.013.65
Salicylic acid5.57 ± 0.285.69 ± 0.283.68
Naringin35.90 ± 1.8015.73 ± 0.793.84
Rosmarinic acid0.44 ± 0.020.16 ± 0.014.01
Luteolin10.92 ± 0.552.45 ± 0.125.01
Resveratrol acid1.18 ± 0.060.27 ± 0.015.83
Quercitrin34.36 ± 1.720.65 ± 0.035.99
Kaempferol1208.51 ± 60.4355.43 ± 2.776.01
HesperetinNdNdNd
HesperidinNdNdNd
NaringeninNdNdnd
4-HydroxycoumarinNdNdNd
AesculinNdNdNd
EsculetinNdNdNd
Tannic acidNdNdNd