Table 1 Phenolic compounds from extracts of M. grandiflora leaves, S. babylonica leaves and S. terebinthifolius wood by HPLC analysis.

From: Comparative study of three plant-derived extracts as new management strategies against Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Compound

Concentration (mg/mL)

M. grandiflora leaves

S. terebinthifolius wood

S. babylonica leaves

Water

Methanol

Methanol

Methanol

Catechol

ND

13.05

ND

ND

Caffeic acid

ND

3.66

5.61

0.69

Ferulic acid

6.34

11.87

14.81

8.12

Gallic acid

ND

ND

5.07

ND

Chlorogenic acid

ND

10.33

4.80

ND

4-Hydroxybenzoic acid

7.16

ND

ND

1.23

Cinnamic acid

4.96

7.65

ND

11.36

Salicylic acid

ND

ND

ND

6.44

Pyrogallol

ND

ND

ND

8.05

Protocatechuic acid

ND

ND

3.69

10.33

  1. ND not detected.