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Limonoids from Citrus: Chemistry, anti-tumor potential, and other bioactivities

, 2020
Citrus limonoids are tetranortriterpenoids compounds mainly found in oranges, lemons, grapefruits, and other fruits of Citrus. They are proved to be the leading cause of bitterness in Citrus fruits and are mainly consumed for therapeutic purposes and as ...
Yu-Sheng Shi, Yan Zhang, Hao-Tian Li, Chuanhai Wu, H. El-Seedi, W. Ye, Ziwen Wang, Chun-Bin Li, Xu-Fu Zhang, G. Kai   +9 more
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Limonoids isolated from fruits of Swietenia macrophylla king enhance glucose consumption in insulin-resistant HepG2 cells via activating PPARγ.

Journal of food biochemistry, 2021
The fruits of Swietenia macrophylla King have been processed commercially to a variety of health foods and healthcare products and exhibited antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antimutagenicity, antitumor activity, and so on. This study was aimed to examine
Jing-yu Duan, Yongjun Wang, Wei Chen, Yangqi Zhao, Zhonghui Bai, Liang-liang He, Chunmiao Zhang   +6 more
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Chukrasia tabularis limonoid plays anti-inflammatory role by regulating NF-κB signaling pathway in lipopolysaccharide-induced macrophages

Food & Nutrition Research, 2023
Background: Chukrasia tabularisis, a well-known tropical tree native to southeastern China, has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities, and contains large amounts of limonoids and triterpenoids.
Jinhuang Shen, Fan Cao, Zhiyong Huang, Xinhua Ma, Nana Yang, Haitao Zhang, Yonghong Zhang, Zhiqiang Zhang   +7 more
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Amelioration of Alzheimer’s Disease by Gut-Pancreas-Liver-Brain Interaction in an App Knock-In Mouse Model

Life, 2021
In this study, we observed disease progression, changes in the gut microbiota, and interactions among the brain, liver, pancreas, and intestine in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), in addition to attempting to inhibit disease progression through
Mayumi Minamisawa, Yuma Sato, Eitarou Ishiguro, Tetsuyuki Taniai, Taiichi Sakamoto, Gota Kawai, Takashi Saito, Takaomi C. Saido   +7 more
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Extraction, identification, and antioxidant property evaluation of limonin from pummelo seeds

Animal Nutrition, 2018
Limonin, the main bioactive phytochemical constituent of limonoids with multi-functions, is enriched in citrus fruits and often found at a high concentration in citrus seeds.
Si Qin, Chenghao Lv, Qingshan Wang, Zhibing Zheng, Xi Sun, Minyi Tang, Fangming Deng   +6 more
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Limonoids from Guarea guidonia and Cedrela odorata: Heat Shock Protein 90 (Hsp90) Modulator Properties of Chisomicine D

Journal of Natural Products, 2021
Nine new limonoids (1–9) were isolated from the stem bark of Guarea guidonia (1–4) and Cedrela odorata (5–9). Their structures were elucidated using 1D and 2D NMR and MS data and chemical methods as three A2,B,D-seco-type limonoids (1–3), a mexicanolide (
M. Bellone, Cesar Muñoz Camero, M. Chini, F. Dal Piaz, Vanessa Hernández, G. Bifulco, N. de Tommasi, A. Braca   +7 more
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Comparative study on secondary metabolites from different citrus varieties in the production area of Zhejiang

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023
To investigate the distribution pattern of bioactive components and their correlations between citrus varieties, we thoroughly analyzed secondary metabolites (including flavonoids, phenolic acids, carotenoids, and limonoids) in the peel and pulp of 11 ...
Mei Lin, Chengnan Xu, Xueying Gao, Xueying Gao, Weiqing Zhang, Zhoulin Yao, Tianyu Wang, Xianju Feng, Yue Wang   +8 more
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Bitterness and antibacterial activities of constituents from Evodia rutaecarpa

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2017
Background Bitter herbs are important in Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Electronic Tongue (e-Tongue) is an instrument that can be trained to evaluate bitterness of bitter herbs and their constituents.
Xiaoguang Liang, Bo Li, Fei Wu, Tingzhao Li, Youjie Wang, Qiang Ma, Shuang Liang   +6 more
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Carapanolides T–X from Carapa guianensis (Andiroba) Seeds

Molecules, 2015
Two new mexicanolide-type limonoids, carapanolides T–U (1–2), and three new phragmalin-type limonoids, carapanolides V–X (3–5), were isolated from the seeds of Carapa guianensis (andiroba).
Teppei Miyake, Sari Ishimoto, Naoko Ishimatsu, Keiichiro Higuchi, Katsuhiko Minoura, Takashi Kikuchi, Takeshi Yamada, Osamu Muraoka, Reiko Tanaka   +8 more
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Tracing the biosynthetic origin of limonoids and their functional groups through stable isotope labeling and inhibition in neem tree (Azadirachta indica) cell suspension

BMC Plant Biology, 2018
Background Neem tree serves as a cornucopia for triterpenoids called limonoids that are of profound interest to humans due to their diverse biological activities.
Thiagarayaselvam Aarthy, Fayaj A. Mulani, Avinash Pandreka, Ashish Kumar, Sharvani S. Nandikol, Saikat Haldar, Hirekodathakallu V. Thulasiram   +6 more
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