Research Article

Rosmarinic Acid and Its Methyl Ester as Antimicrobial Components of the Hydromethanolic Extract of Hyptis atrorubens Poit. (Lamiaceae)

Table 3

Results of quantitative analysis of the four compounds by HPLC and linearity of calibration.

CompoundsRetention time
(min)
Linear range
(mg/mL)
y = ax + b  
(linear model)
Correlation coefficient
( )
Percent in total extract
(%)

RA 0.125–1.000 0.99965.60
MR 0.030–1.000 0.99950.03
IQ 0.006–0.500 0.99990.08
HS 0.006–0.500 0.99950.06

: peak area of compound in total extract, : concentration of compound in total extract.