Table 4 Quantitative estimation of phytochemicals from various parts of wild and in vitro raised D. bulbibera (%)
Phytochemical | Wild | Micropropagated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leaf | Stem | Tuber | Leaf | Stem | Tuber | |
Carbohydrates | 35.31 ± 0.22 | 32.06 ± 0.03 | 23.11 ± 0.08 | 19.07 ± 0.08 | 45.22 ± 0.06 | 28.10 ± 0.12 |
Total sugars | 18.64 ± 0.32 | 12.01 ± 0.06 | 4.92 ± 0.02 | 8.98 ± 0.04 | 20.56 ± 0.32 | 16.97 ± 0.16 |
Free sugars | 2.65 ± 0.03 | 2.06 ± 0.04 | 1.93 ± 0.02 | 1.82 ± 0.03 | 3.14 ± 0.03 | 2.35 ± 0.03 |
Starch | 1.34 ± 0.03 | 0.86 ± 0.05 | 0.77 ± 0.01 | 1.22 ± 0.02 | 1.30 ± 0.02 | 1.19 ± 0.02 |
Protein | 6.29 ± 0.03 | 5.09 ± 0.04 | 4.15 ± 0.04 | 4.06 ± 0.04 | 6.28 ± 0.01 | 5.43 ± 0.02 |
Lipid (Oil) | 5.07 ± 0.04 | 4.50 ± 0.01 | 1.30 ± 0.02 | 3.52 ± 0.04 | 4.60 ± 0.03 | 2.50 ± 0.05 |
Phenolic compounds | 0.008 ± 0.0002 | 0.013 ± 0.0001 | 0.002 ± 0.00 | 0.031 ± 0.0005 | 0.001 ± 0.00 | 0.013 ± 0.0001 |
Tannins | 0.07 ± 0.001 | 0.01 ± 0.001 | 0.08 ± 0.002 | 0.09 ± 0.003 | 0.04 ± 0.002 | 0.08 ± 0.003 |
Flavonoids | 0.008 ± 0.0002 | 0.027 ± 0.0004 | 0.002 ± 0.00 | 0.016 ± 0.0002 | 0.011 ± 0.0001 | 0.001 ± 0.00 |
Alkaloids | 6.15 ± 0.03 | 7.13 ± 0.02 | 8.04 ± 0.04 | 5.04 ± 0.03 | 7.55 ± 0.04 | 8.37 ± 0.09 |
Saponins | 0.58 ± 0.01 | 0.46 ± 0.01 | 0.35 ± 0.01 | 0.61 ± 0.02 | 0.52 ± 0.02 | 0.41 ± 0.01 |