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Survey of Phenolic Compounds Produced in Citrus
Appendix 2. Taxonomic Literature Review of Flavonoids Found in Citrus

Citrus

amblycarpa through cleopatra

For each citrus species, the flavonoids that have been reported in the literature are listed below. The species name given is that listed in the publication. Numbers in parentheses indicate the publication(s) which have reported the presence of that flavonoid in the species.

1. Horowitz and Gentili 1977
2. Albach and Redman 1969
3. Kanes et al. 1993

4. Berhow and Vandercook 1989
5. Nishiura et al. 1971a
6. Berhow et al. 1996

Citrus amblycarpa

Flavanone glycosides: Didymin (2); Hesperidin (1, 2, 5); Naringin (2); Narirutin (2); Neohesperidin (2); Poncerin (1, 2)

Citrus ampullacea

Flavanone glycosides: Naringin (5)

Citrus asahikan

Flavanone glycosides: Naringin (5); Neoeriocitrin (5); Neohesperidin (5)

Citrus assamensis

Flavanone glycosides: Naringin (5)

Citrus aurantiacia

Flavanone glycosides: Naringin (5)

Citrus aurantifolia

Flavanone glycosides: Eriocitrin (3); Hesperidin (1, 2, 3)

Citrus aurantium

Flavanone glycosides: Didymin (3); Eriocitrin (3); Hesperidin (1, 2); Naringin (1, 2, 3, 5); Naringin–6"–malonate (3); Neoeriocitrin (1, 3, 5); Neodiosmin (6); Neohesperidin (1, 2, 3, 5)
Flavone aglycones: 5–O–Desmethyl–nobiletin (1); Isosinensetin (1); Luteolin–7–O–neohesperidoside (1); Neodiosmin (1); Nobiletin (1); Rhoifolin (1, 3); Sinensetin (1); Tangeritin (1); Tetra–O–methyl–isoscutellarein (1)

Citrus aurea

Flavanone glycosides: Hesperidin (5); Narirutin (5)

Citrus balotina

Flavanone glycosides: Naringin (5)

Citrus bergamia

Flavanone glycosides: Didymin (3); Hesperidin (3); Naringin (3, 5); Naringin–6"–malonate (3); Neoeriocitrin (1, 3, 5); Neohesperidin (3, 5)

Citrus canaliculata

Flavanone glycosides: Eriocitrin (5); Hesperidin (5); Narirutin (5)
Flavone aglycones: 5–Hydroxy–7, 8, 3', 4'–pentamethoxyflavone (1)

Citrus clementina

Flavanone glycosides: Hesperidin (5)

Citrus cleopatra

Flavanone glycosides: Hesperidin (5); Narirutin (5)

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