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

Citrus

macrophylla through nobilis

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 macrophylla

Flavanone glycosides: Eriocitrin (6); Hesperidin (3, 6); Naringin–4'–glucoside (6); Naringin–6"–malonate (6)
Flavone glycosides: Diosmin (6); Isorhoifolin (6); Rutin (3, 6)

Citrus madurensis

Flavanone glycosides: Hesperidin (5)

Citrus medica

Flavanone glycosides: Eriocitrin (3); Hesperidin (1, 2, 3, 5); Naringin–4'–glucoside (3)
Flavone aglycones: Tangeritin (1)
Flavone glycosides: Diosmin (1, 3); Rutin (3)

Citrus medioglobosa

Flavanone glycosides: Hesperidin (2); Naringin (2, 5)

Citrus megaloxycarpa

Flavanone glycosides: Hesperidin (5)

Citrus meyerii

Flavanone glycosides: Hesperidin (5)

Citrus microcarpa

Flavanone glycosides: Didymin (3); Eriocitrin (3); Hesperidin (3); Naringin (3); Naringin–6"–malonate (3); Narirutin (3); Neoeriocitrin (3); Neohesperidin (3)
Flavone glycosides: Diosmin (3)

Citrus mitis

Flavanone aglycones: Citromitin (1, 2); 5–O–Desmethyl–citromitin (1, 2)
Flavanone glycosides: Hesperidin (1, 2)

Citrus mitsuharu

Flavanone glycosides: Naringin (5)

Citrus montana

Flavanone glycosides: Hesperidin (5)

Citrus natsudaidai

Flavanone glycosides: Didymin (3); Hesperidin (2, 3); Naringin (1, 2, 3, 5); Naringin–4'–glucoside (3); Naringin–6"–malonate (3); Narirutin (3); Narirutin–4'–glucoside (3); Neoeriocitrin (3, 5); Neohesperidin (2, 3, 5)
Flavone aglycones: Natsudaidain (1)
Flavone glycosides: Rhoifolin (3)

Citrus nippokoreana

Flavanone glycosides: Hesperidin (5)

Citrus nobilis

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

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