In vitro antidiabetic effect of fruits and vegetables with reports as folk remedies were investigated. The antidiabetic effects were evaluated by comparing the inhibitory properties of α-glycosidase, aldose reductase, and antioxidant activity. The results indicated that lychee extract exhibited the best dose-dependent inhibitory activity against α-glycosidase with IC 50 of 10.4 mg/mL, and lemon...

A comparative study between the antioxidant properties of peel (flavedo and albedo) and juice of some commercially grown citrus fruit (Rutaceae), grapefruit (Citrus paradisi), lemon (Citrus limon), lime (Citrusxaurantiifolia) and sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) was performed. Different in vitro assays were applied to the volatile and polar fractions of peels and to crude and polar fraction of ju...

Freshwater algal biomass and orange and lemon peels were assessed as tissue paper pulp supplements. Cellulose and hemicellulose contents of algal biomass were 7.1% and 16.3%, respectively, whereas for citrus peels cellulose content ranged from 12.7% to 13.6% and hemicellulose from 5.3% to 6.1%. For all materials, lignin and ash content was 2% or lower, rendering them suitable for use as paper p...

The citron, Citrus medica Linn., originally introduced into southern Europe from the Orient, is now grown in limited quantities in Puerto Rico, California, and Florida. When ripe the fruit resembles a giant lemon. It is normally picked while it is somewhat immature and the epicarp is still green. The essential oils in the fruit are oil of citron and oil of cedra, which are present in oil sacs i...

Research on the extraction and characterization of pectin from lemon lime peel waste (Citrus amblycarpa) has been done. The purpose this research is to process into raw material source, know quality extract obtained, using FTIR spectrum. To obtain results conducted several stages are extraction, precipitation, washing, drying continued with which includes determination moisture content, ash equ...