文摘
Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography/nuclear magnetic resonancetechniques with ultraviolet/diode array detection were used as complementary analytical tools for thereliable identification of polymethoxylated flavones in residues from molecular distillation of cold-pressed peel oils of Citrus sinensis. After development of a liquid chromatographic separationprocedure, the presence of several polymethoxy flavones such as sinensetin, nobiletin, tangeretin,quercetogetin, heptamethoxyflavone, and other derivatives was unambiguously confirmed. In addition,proceranone, an acetylated tetranortriterpenoid with limonoid structure, was identified for the firsttime in citrus.Keywords: LC/NMR; LC/MS; Citrus sinensis; polymethoxylated flavones; polymethoxyflavones;tetranortriterpene; limonoid; proceranone