Citrus oils : composition, advanced analytical techniques, contaminants, and biological activity / edited by Giovanni Dugo and Luigi Mondello. - Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, c2011. - xviii, 561 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. - Medicinal and aromatic plants--industrial profiles ; v. 49 . - Medicinal and aromatic plants--industrial profiles ; v. 49. .

CONTENTS

Composition of the volatile fraction of citrus peel oils

Volatile components in less common citrus species

Composition of distilled oils

Concentrated citrus oils

Composition of petitgrain oils

Extracts from the bitter orange flowers

The chiral compound of citrus oils

The oxygen heterocyclic components of citrus essential oils

Carotenoids of citrus oils

Minor components in extracts of citrus fruits

Advanced analytical techniques for the analysis of citrus oils

Contaminants in citrus essential oils: state of the art

Biological activities of citrus essential oils


Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781439800287 (hbk.) 1439800286 (hbk.)


Citrus oils--Composition.
Citrus oils--Analysis.
Citrus oils--Therapeutic use.

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