Chemistry and health effects of polymethoxyflavones and hydroxylated polymethoxyflavones

Polymethoxyflavones (PMFs) and hydroxylated polymethoxyflavones exist exclusively in citrus genus, especially in the citrus peels which have been used as herbal medicine for several diseases for thousands of years. In this review, the natural occurrence, isolation and separation of PMFs; synthetic s...

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Main Authors: Shiming Li, Min-Hsiung Pan, Chih-Yu Lo, Di Tan, Yu Wang, Fereidoon Shahidi, Chi-Tang Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464608000042