Statin-like principles of bergamot fruit. - GreenMedInfo Summary
Statin-like principles of bergamot fruit (Citrus bergamia): isolation of 3-hydroxymethylglutaryl flavonoid glycosides.
J Nat Prod. 2009 Jul ;72(7):1352-4. PMID: 19572741
Leonardo Di Donna
The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl neohesperidosides of hesperetin (brutieridin, 1) and naringenin (melitidin, 2) were isolated and detected from the fruits of bergamot (Citrus bergamia). The structures of these compounds were determined by spectroscopic and chemical methods.