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naringin

naringin noun: the major flavonoid glycoside in grapefruit, giving the fruit its bitter taste, which is metabolized to the flavanone naringenin in humans.

naringin: the major flavonoid glycoside in grapefruit, giving the fruit its bitter taste, which is...
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Noun

naringin (uncountable)

  1. The major flavonoid glycoside in grapefruit, giving the fruit its bitter taste, which is metabolized to the flavanone naringenin in humans.
    • No interaction occurs between naringin and pectin and, therefore, grapefruit peel extract is not very turbid. The high naringin content of grapefruit peel extract often results in precipitation of naringin crystals in the concentrate.1996, R. Cohn, A.L. Cohn, “8: The by-products of fruit processing”, in D. Arthey, P.R. Ashurst, editors, Fruit Processing, page 200
    • UV-C irradiation alters the levels of the flavanone naringin and the polymethoxyflavone tangeretin in the peel of Citrus aurantium fruits and this, in turn, reduces the growth of Penicillium digitatum on irradiated fruits.2009, Vincenzo Lattanzio, Paul A. Kroon, Stéphane Quideau, Dieter Treutter, “Chapter 1: Plant Phenolics - Secondary Metabolites with Diverse Functions”, in Fouad Daayf, Vincenzo Lattanzio, editors...

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Questions about naringin

What does naringin mean?
Naringin means the major flavonoid glycoside in grapefruit, giving the fruit its bitter taste, which is metabolized to the flavanone naringenin in humans.
What part of speech is naringin?
Naringin is a noun.

Words near naringin in the dictionary

  1. Narines
  2. Naring
  3. Naringal
  4. Naringal East
  5. naringenin
  6. naringin
  7. naringinase
  8. naringinases
  9. Narinjari
  10. Nariokotome Boy
  11. narirutin

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