High-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detectors (HPLC-PDA) was performed as described in previous work by Kazlauskaite et al. [36 (link)]. It was carried out using the Shimadzu Nexera X2 LC-30AD HPLC system (Shimadzu, Tokyo, Japan), equipped with an SPD-M20A diode array detector (DAD).
For the determination of polyphenols in plant extracts, an ACE 5 C18 250 × 4.6 mm column (Advanced Chromatography Technologies, Aberdeen, Scotland) was used. The mobile phase consisted of solvent A (acetic acid/methanol/deionised water) (1:10:89 v/v/v) and solvent B (acetic acid/methanol) (1:99 v/v). The linear gradient elution profile was as follows: 80% A/20% B at 0 min, 30% A/70% B at 30 min, and 90% A/10% B at 39 to 40 min. The flow rate was 1 mL/min, and the injection volume was 10 μL. Absorption was measured at 260 nm. Quantification of compounds was performed using reference standards.
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