Quantitative study of flavonoids in leaves of citrus plants

J Agric Food Chem. 2000 Sep;48(9):3865-71. doi: 10.1021/jf000100o.

Abstract

Leaf flavonoids were quantitatively determined in 68 representative or economically important Citrus species, cultivars, and near-Citrus relatives. Contents of 23 flavonoids including 6 polymethoxylated flavones were analyzed by means of reversed phase HPLC analysis. Principal component analysis revealed that the 7 associations according to Tanaka's classification were observed, but some do overlap each other. Group VII species could be divided into two different subgroups, namely, the first-10-species class and the last-19-species class according to Tanaka's classification numbers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Citrus / chemistry*
  • Flavonoids / chemistry*
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry*

Substances

  • Flavonoids