Research Article

Evaluation of the Effects of Paclobutrazol and Cultivation Years on Saponins in Ophiopogon japonicus Using UPLC-ELSD

Table 2

The mean contents of saponins in the 2-year and 3-year ZMD samples (μg/g).

GLYL
2Y3Y2Y3Y

Ophiopogonin B52.64 ± 5.4536.79 ± 0.2216.33 ± 0.8417.56 ± 0.32
Ophiopogonin D18.64 ± 0.6041.51 ± 2.122.45 ± 0.7211.29 ± 0.38
Ophiopogonin D′62.02 ± 10.3465.90 ± 2.6414.32 ± 0.2915.63 ± 0.35
Total133.33144.2033.1044.48

Significant difference in contents between 2-year and 3-year maidong (p ≤ 0.01). GL: green leaf maidong; YL: yellow leaf maidong; 2Y: 2-year maidong; 3Y: 3-year maidong.