• DOI:10.1201/B15375
• Corpus ID: 100440701

Citrus bergamia : Bergamot and its Derivatives

@inproceedings{Dugo2013CitrusB,
  title={Citrus bergamia : Bergamot and its Derivatives},
  author={Giovanni Dugo and Ivana Lidia Bonaccorsi},
  year={2013}
}

• G. Dugo, I. Bonaccorsi
• Published 23 August 2013
• Biology

The book examines the chemical composition of bergamot in peel oils, leaf oils, juice, and fruits, extracted by various techniques—mechanical, distillation, and by supercritical fluids. It covers newly identified classes of compounds, limonoids and statins, describing the identification and assay of natural statins and the pharmacological activities of limonoids. It also discusses bergapten properties and its uses in cosmetics and medicine, as well as the use of bergamot in perfumery and in foods and beverages. The book concludes with a chapter reviewing the available data and global legislative status of bergamot as they relate to the safe use and trade of bergamot products.