Research Article

Digestibility and Bioavailability of the Active Components of Erica australis L. Aqueous Extracts and Their Therapeutic Potential as Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors

Table 3

Permeation of compounds through Caco-2 cell monolayers in 6 h incubation period, as percentage of compound found in the basolateral and intracellular compartments and as permeation rate (mAU⋅mL⋅cm−2).

CompoundPermeation in % of the initial amountPermeation rate
Basolateral compartmentIntracellular compartment(mAU⋅mL⋅cm−2)
DecoctionInfusionDecoctionInfusionDecoctionInfusion

138.5 ± 6.617.2 ± 0.321.4 ± 0.410.0 ± 0.51.68 ± 0.292.15 ± 0.03
246.2 ± 4.543.5 ± 4.318.8 ± 2.415.8 ± 2.13.15 ± 0.503.49 ± 0.22
319.2 ± 1.037.2 ± 2.29.6 ± 0.414.4 ± 0.51.59 ± 0.132.00 ± 0.12
413.0 ± 2.722.9 ± 3.95.6 ± 3.19.6 ± 0.81.82 ± 0.372.14 ± 0.38
510.2 ± 3.52.2 ± 1.05.7 ± 0.82.1 ± 0.21.07 ± 0.430.81 ± 0.37
634.5 ± 2.431.4 ± 1.117.8 ± 0.910.1 ± 0.12.58 ± 0.305.51 ± 0.21
747.6 ± 0.644.5 ± 0.631.0 ± 0.629.2 ± 0.848.70 ± 0.3848.43 ± 1.07