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Review
. 2016 Feb 22;21(2):247.
doi: 10.3390/molecules21020247.

Chemistry and Pharmacology of Citrus sinensis

Juan Manuel J Favela-Hernández  1 , Omar González-Santiago  2 , Mónica A Ramírez-Cabrera  3 , Patricia C Esquivel-Ferriño  4 , María del Rayo Camacho-Corona  5
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Review

Chemistry and Pharmacology of Citrus sinensis

Juan Manuel J Favela-Hernández et al. Molecules. .

Abstract

Presently the search for new drugs from natural resources is of growing interest to the pharmaceutical industry. Natural products have been the source of new drugs since ancient times. Plants are a good source of secondary metabolites which have been found to have beneficial properties. The present study is a review of the chemistry and pharmacology of Citrus sinensis. This review reveals the therapeutic potential of C. sinensis as a source of natural compounds with important activities that are beneficial for human health that could be used to develop new drugs.

Keywords: Citrus sinensis; chemistry; natural products; orange; pharmacological activities.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Chemical structures of flavonoids.
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Chemical structures of flavonoids.
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Chemical structures of flavonoids.
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Chemical structures of flavonoids.
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Chemical structures of steroids.
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Chemical structures of hydroxyamides, alkanes and fatty acids.
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Chemical structures of coumarins.
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Chemical structures of peptides.
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Chemical structures of carbohydrates.
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Chemical structures of carbamates and alkylamines.
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Chemical structures of carotenoids.
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Chemical structures of volatile compounds.
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Chemical structures of volatile compounds.
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Chemical structures of volatile compounds.
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