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

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.

Citrus shunokan

Flavanone glycosides

Didymin (5)

Eriocitrin (3, 5)

Hesperidin (3, 5)

Narirutin (3, 5)

Narirutin–4'–glucoside (3)

Flavone glycosides

Diosmin (3)

Isorhoifolin (3)

Rutin (3)

Citrus sinensis

Anthocyanins

Cyanidin–3,5–diglucoside (1)

Cyanidin–3–glucoside (1)

Delphinidin–3–glucoside (1)

Peonidin–5–glucoside (1)

Petunidin–3–glucoside (1)

Flavanone glycosides

Didymin (1, 2, 3)

Eriocitrin (3)

Hesperidin (1, 2, 3, 5)

Narirutin (1, 2, 3, 5)

Flavone aglycones

5–O–Desmethyl–nobiletin (1)

3,5,6,7,8,3',4'–Heptamethoxyflavone (1)

Nobiletin (1)

Tangeritin (1)

Flavone glycosides

Diosmin (3)

Isorhoifolin (3)

Rutin (3)

C–glycosylflavones

Diosmetin–8–glucoside (1)

Vitexin–2"–xyloside (1)

Citrus sinograndis

Flavanone glycosides

Naringin (5)

Neohesperidin (5)

Citrus sphaerocarpa

Flavanone glycosides

Eriocitrin (5)

Hesperidin (5)

Narirutin (5)

Citrus succosa

Flavanone glycosides

Hesperidin (5)

Citrus sudachi

Flavanone glycosides

Eriocitrin (5)

Hesperidin (5)

Narirutin (5)

Flavone aglycones

3'–Demethoxy–sudachitin (1)

Sudachitin (1)

Citrus suhuiensis

Flavanone glycosides

Hesperidin (5)

Citrus sulcata

Flavanone glycosides

Eriocitrin (3, 5)

Hesperidin (3, 5)

Narirutin (3, 5)

Narirutin–4'–glucoside (3)

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Original posting: April 1, 1999.