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Progress in Understanding the Safety of Limonene

HUANG Qiaojuan, HUANG Linhua, SUN Zhigao*, HAO Jingmei, GUO Li   

  1. Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing 400712, China
  • Online:2015-08-15 Published:2015-08-17

Abstract:

Limonene is one of the main ingredients in citrus essential oils. It has been widely used in food and
pharmaceutical industries due to its antibacterial and anticancer bioactivities. This paper reviews recent progress in
understanding the safety of limonene from the perspectives of toxicological assessment, genotoxicity, cytotoxicity and its
influence on human, animals and environment. We hope that this review could provide references for the effective and safe
application of limonene.

Key words: limonene, safety, toxicology

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