Yang Zhou
2012
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Food and Fermentation Technology
Abstract
Limonin is a compound of triterpenoids,which exists in rutaceae and meliaceae families plants.It takes the highest content of citrus,also a important material causing citrus bitter taste.Recent years,limonin and its biological activities were researched internationally,and it has great development prospects in food and drug industry.It can resist cancer,tumor and bacterial,also has a better analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect.This paper mainly summarized physiological function of limonins.