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- noun Any of a class of
phytochemicals , found incitrus fruit and certain other plants, believed to have varioustherapeutic effects.
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Examples
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The residue left after the hexane extraction still contains the main active limonoid ingredients, and subsequent extractions with water or alcohol produce them in large amounts, clean and uncontaminated by oil.
4 What's in a Neem 1992
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Azadirachtin, salannin, and nimbin all have the same basic limonoid structure.
4 What's in a Neem 1992
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German researchers have isolated and characterized a new limonoid from its seed kernels.
10 Next Steps 1992
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· Examining the enzymology and gene expression of limonoid production;
10 Next Steps 1992
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Certain limonoid fractions extracted from neem kernels are proving active against root-knot nematodes, the type most devastating to plants.
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