Research Article

Multifunctional Phytocompounds in Cotoneaster Fruits: Phytochemical Profiling, Cellular Safety, Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Effects in Chemical and Human Plasma Models In Vitro

Table 2

Content of phytosterols and triterpenes (mg/100 g dw) in the Cotoneaster fruits.a

Fruit sampleCampesterolβ-SitosterolStigmasterolβ-Amyrinα-AmyrinUrsolic acidOleanolic acid

C. lucidus6.83 ± 0.30C195.31 ± 5.31Bndnd1.05 ± 0.05A6.61 ± 0.30B15.52 ± 0.53D
C. divaricatus9.06 ± 0.31E132.19 ± 4.23Andnd2.48 ± 0.07B2.21 ± 0.04A8.65 ± 0.32A,B
C. horizontalis6.04 ± 0.22B,C316.31 ± 15.03Dndnd0.88 ± 0.02A25.45 ± 1.10F17.24 ± 0.50E
C. nanshan8.94 ± 0.40E391.26 ± 17.02Endnd5.26 ± 0.21C6.04 ± 0.22B26.52 ± 1.05F
C. hjelmqvistii4.31 ± 0.12A211.99 ± 10.13Bnd1.17 ± 0.05A14.37 ± 0.61F27.03 ± 0.98F18.41 ± 0.50E
C. dielsianus5.38 ± 0.21B181.96 ± 5.22Btr2.12 ± 0.10B6.32 ± 0.24D10.49 ± 0.35C7.30 ± 0.18A
C. splendens13.11 ± 0.56F463.26 ± 15.10Fndnd8.79 ± 0.30E13.42 ± 0.45D17.05 ± 0.45D,E
C. bullatus7.98 ± 0.31D274.47 ± 12.15C2.70 ± 0.07B0.88 ± 0.04A14.15 ± 0.50F41.45 ± 1.50G13.05 ± 0.52C
C. zabelii6.77 ± 0.30C273.25 ± 10.22C1.00 ± 0.01And14.89 ± 0.22F20.70 ± 1.03E9.27 ± 0.36B

aValues presented as means ± SD calculated per dw of the plant material (); tr—trace, the content less than 0.5 mg/100 g dw; nd—not detected; different capital letters within the same row indicate significant differences at in HSD Tukey’s test.