Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A lemon-colored levorotatory glucoside, C21H26O11.4H2O, contained in the flowers of Citrus decumena, from Java. It crystallizes in small monoclinic prisms and when anhydrous melts at 171° C. Also called
aurantiin and hesperidin.
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- noun The major
flavonoid glycoside ingrapefruit , giving the fruit itsbitter taste, which ismetabolized to theflavanone naringenin in humans.
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Examples
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One such compound called naringin affects the efficacy of the popular allergy drug Allegra by blocking these transporters.
Grapefruit Effect 2007
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The characteristic moderate bitterness is caused by a phenolic substance called naringin, whose concentration declines as the fruit ripens.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The characteristic moderate bitterness is caused by a phenolic substance called naringin, whose concentration declines as the fruit ripens.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Grapefruit's bitter taste is caused the presence of the flavonoid naringin, which is broken down in the gut into naringenin.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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That extra cardio protection comes from two compounds (hesperidin and naringin) found in the peel and inner white pulp.
Mensfitness.com 2010
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The flavonoids, apigenin, flavone, flavanone, hesperidin, naringin, and tangeretin promoted the ascorbic acid-induced lipid peroxidation, the extent of which depended upon the concentration of the flavonoid and ascorbic acid.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010
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On the other hand, flavonoids such as rutin, naringin and catechin were inactive in both systems.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010
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Pectin and naringin lower LDL, the bad cholesterol.
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The test involved healthy volunteers taking the antihistamine fexofenadine with either water, water mixed with naringin, or grapefruit juice.
unknown title 2009
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An enzyme in the gut that usually partially destroys the drug as it is absorbed is effectively knocked out by the naringin - transforming a safe medication into a potentially toxic overdose.
Home | Mail Online 2009
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