Citrus and mahogany plants are masters of synthetic chemistry, making more than 2,800 limonoid molecules. These include azadirachtin, which is a biological insecticide, and limonin, which gives citrus ...

New research has uncovered the secret of how plants make limonoids, a family of valuable organic chemicals that include bee-friendly insecticides and have potential as anti-cancer drugs. The research ...

Orange juice and cancer don't mix. In fact, the popular citrus drink could become a cocktail to prevent or stop the deadly disease in humans. Research by Texas Agriculture Experiment Station ...

Cipadessa baccifera is a bushy shrub with pinnate leaves mainly distributed in tropical Asia. It has been traditionally used as folk medicine by Dai people in Xishuangbanna, southwest China for ...

Oranges rich in vitamin C offer another important yet lesser-known nutritional bonus: citrus limonoids. In laboratory tests with animals and with human cells, citrus limonoids have been shown to help ...

Limonoids are a class of plant natural products whose complex chemistry has been intensively investigated for over 50 years. The best known limonoid, azadirachtin, is famous for being bee-friendly yet ...

Citrus limonoids are a class of highly oxygenated tetranortriterpenoid secondary metabolites predominantly found in the seeds, peel and albedo of citrus fruits. Core members such as limonin, nomilin ...

Researchers at the Agricultural Research Service, the chief scientific research agency of the US Department of Agriculture, are exploring the health benefits of citrus limonoids, compounds found in ...

COLLEGE STATION – Orange juice and cancer don't mix. In fact, the popular citrus drink could become a cocktail to prevent or stop the deadly disease in humans. Research by Texas Agriculture Experiment ...