文摘
Polyphenolic composition was studied by HPLC and classical chemical methods in reproductioncork of Quercus suber from different Spanish provenances. The low molecular weight polyphenols(gallic, protocatechuic, vanillic, caffeic, ferulic, and ellagic acids; protocatechuic, vanillic, coniferyl,and sinapic aldehydes; and aesculetin and scopoletin) and the ellagitannins (roburins A and E,grandinin, vescalagin, and castalagin) were identified and quantified. Ellagic acid was the maincomponent in the ether soluble fraction, and the group of hydrolyzable tannins, and among themcastalagin, was the most abundant in the tannic extract in all the samples. Although there was animportant variability among provenances, no significant differences were found in the total tannincontent and in the individual content of each ellagitannin. However, gallic and caffeic acids andprotocatechuic aldehyde provided the greatest discrimination among provenances.Keywords: Quercus suber; cork; polyphenols; tannins; phenolic acids and aldehydes; coumarins;ellagitannins; high-performance liquid chromatography