Research Article

Analysis of Anthocyanins Extracted from the Acai Fruit (Euterpe oleracea): A Potential Novel Vital Dye for Chromovitrectomy

Table 3

Quantification of the anthocyanins based on the retention time by area of HPLC results at the three concentrations.

Anthocyanins10% concentration25% concentration35% concentration

Cyanidin-3-O-glucoside
Retention time (minutes)9.9879.9809.973
Area (milli absorbance unit)23.90924.41023.886

Homoorientin
Retention time (minutes)10.38010.38010.380
Area (milli absorbance unit)38.51136.95040.106

Orientin
Retention time (minutes)10.58710.59310.580
Area (milli absorbance unit)22.94522.78423.988

Taxifolin
Retention time (minutes)11.67311.66711.667
Area (milli absorbance unit)0.9660.8940.998

Isovitexin
Retention time10.89310.89310.880
Area (milli absorbance unit)6.7556.7376.194