Citrus fruits as a treasure trove of active natural metabolites that potentially provide benefits for human health

Chemistry Central Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Lv, Xinmiao ^a   Zhao, Siyu ^a   Ning, Zhangchi ^a   Zeng, Honglian ^a   Shu, Yisong ^a   Tao, Ou ^a   Xiao, Cheng ^b   Lu, Cheng ^c,d   Liu, Yuanyan ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b CHINA JAPAN FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^d HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bioactivities; Citrus fruits; Flavonoids; Human health; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84951862964     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1752153X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13065-015-0145-9     Document Type: Review

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