phenolic compounds characterization and biological activities of citrus aurantium bloom酚类化合物表征和生物活动的苦橙花.pdfVIP

Molecules 2012, 17, 1203-1218; doi:10.3390/molecule OPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 /journal/molecules Article Phenolic Compounds Characterization and Biological Activities of Citrus aurantium Bloom Ehsan Karimi 1, Ehsan Oskoueian 1, Rudi Hendra 2, Armin Oskoueian 3 and Hawa Z. E. Jaafar 4,* 1 Department of Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 14515, Iran 2 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematic and Natural Sciences, University of Riau, Pekanbaru, Riau 28143, Indonesia 3 Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch, Mashhad 91735-413, Iran 4 Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: hawazej@; hawazej@; Tel.: +6-03-8946-6922/6-012-372-3585; Fax: +6-03-8943-5973. Received: 14 November 2011; in revised form: 22 December 2011 / Accepted: 23 December 2011 / Published: 30 January 2012 Abstract: Citrus plants are known to possess beneficial biological activities for human health. In addition, ethnopharmacological application of plants is a good tool to explore their bioactivities and active compounds. This research was carried out to evaluate the phenolic and flavonoid analysis, antioxidant properties, anti inflammatory and anti cancer activity of Citrus aurantium bloom. The total phenolics and flavonoids results revealed that meth