Abstract:
Five compounds in the crystal form were isolated from dry peel of citrus Sinensis(L.)Osbeck collected from GuangXi province. By means of physico-chemical evidence andspectroscopic analysis(UV, IR, MS,
1HNMR), three components were characterized as poly-methoxyflavonoids. They were 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 3', 4'-heptamethoxy flavone (I), tangeretin (Ⅱ) andnobiletin (Ⅲ).
β-sitosterol (IV) and friedelin(V), which were also identified. Among them, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 3', 4'-heptamethoxy flavone and friedelin were first obtained from domestic citrus peels. Heptamethoxy flavone was found having significant inhibitory action in the experiment with human Leukemic cell (K 562).