FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2009, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (7): 285-290.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-200907066

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Research Progress on Biological Activities and Applications of Polymethoxyflavonoids from Citrus

WANG Lei1,3 SU Xue-su2 FU Chen-mei1,3 JIAO Bi-ning3,*   

  1. (1.College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
    2.College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
    3.Citrus Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 400712, China)
  • Received:2008-06-10 Revised:2008-06-12 Online:2009-04-01 Published:2010-12-29
  • Contact: JIAO Bi-ning3,* E-mail:bljiao@tom.com

Abstract:

Recently polymethoxyflavonoids (PMFs) from citrus of rutaceae genus have been given extra attention because of their broad biological activities, including anti-oxidant, anti- inflammatory, anti-mutagenesis, anti-cancer (gastric cancer, liver cancer, and lung cancer and so on) properties. The extraction of PMFs makes full use of citrus peel from the process of orange juice and has huge economic and social benefits. This paper mainly reviewed their molecular structure, biological activities and applications in taxonomic study of citrus, adulteration identification of orange juice and production of health food.

Key words: polymethoxyflavonoids (PMFs), structure, biological activity, taxonomy, adulteration

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