The characterization of the bioactive molecules was done as described by Quirantes- Piné et al. [37 (
link)]. Analyses were carried out on an
Ultimate 3000 UPLC (Thermo-Fisher, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France), including a diode array detector (DAD). An
EvoC18 column (2.6 µm, 150 × 2.1 mm, Phenomenex, Le Pecq, France) was used for all assays. The mobile phases consisted of solvents A and B, which were respectively water: acetonitrile (90:10
v/
v) with 1% of formic acid and acetonitrile. The linear gradient applied was 5% B 0–25 min, 20% B 25–30 min, 40% B 30–35 min, 5% B 35–40 min. The separation was performed at 30 °C with a flow rate of 0.5 mL/min. The injection volume of each sample was 20 µL. The UV detection was made in the λ range of 190–450 nm.
To better identify some of the components of the
A. citrodora extract, the following standards were used: luteolin-7-diglucuronide, verbascoside, apigenin-7-glucuronide and caffeic acid. Standards were dissolved in Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to obtain a final concentration of 700 mg/L. Different concentrations of the standards were injected (50–100–200–300–400–500 mg/L) in order to draw calibration curves.
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