A Green Process for the Extraction and Purification of Hesperidin from Mexican Lime Peel (<i>Citrus aurantifolia</i> Swingle) that is Extendible to the <i>Citrus</i> Genus
The processing of Mexican limes generates great amounts of peel as a by-product. Lime peel is mainly rich in the flavonoid hesperidin, whose bioactivity is oriented mainly to cardiovascular diseases and cancer. The purpose of this work was to develop a green process for the extraction and purificati...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Processes |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/6/12/266 |