"Citrus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A plant genus of the family RUTACEAE. They bear the familiar citrus fruits including oranges, grapefruit, lemons, and limes. There are many hybrids which makes the nomenclature confusing.
| Descriptor ID |
D002957
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.875.177
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| Concept/Terms |
Citrus medica- Citrus medica
- Citrus medicas
- medicas, Citrus
- Citron Tree
- Citron Trees
- Tree, Citron
- Trees, Citron
Citrus reticulata- Citrus reticulata
- Citrus reticulatas
- reticulata, Citrus
- Tangerine Tree
- Tangerine Trees
- Tree, Tangerine
- Trees, Tangerine
- Orange Tree, Mandarin
- Mandarin Orange Tree
- Mandarin Orange Trees
- Orange Trees, Mandarin
- Tree, Mandarin Orange
- Trees, Mandarin Orange
Citrus limon- Citrus limon
- Lemon Tree
- Lemon Trees
- Tree, Lemon
- Trees, Lemon
Citrus hystrix- Citrus hystrix
- Citrus hystrices
- hystrices, Citrus
- Kaffir Lime
- Lime, Kaffir
Citrus maxima- Citrus maxima
- maxima, Citrus
- Pomelo Tree
- Pomelo Trees
- Tree, Pomelo
- Trees, Pomelo
- Pummelo Tree
- Pummelo Trees
- Tree, Pummelo
- Trees, Pummelo
- Citrus grandis
- Citrus grandi
Citrus aurantium- Citrus aurantium
- Citrus aurantiums
- aurantium, Citrus
- Orange Tree, Bitter
- Bitter Orange Tree
- Bitter Orange Trees
- Orange Trees, Bitter
- Tree, Bitter Orange
- Trees, Bitter Orange
- Orange Tree, Sour
- Orange Trees, Sour
- Sour Orange Tree
- Sour Orange Trees
- Tree, Sour Orange
- Trees, Sour Orange
- Orange Tree, Seville
- Orange Trees, Seville
- Seville Orange Tree
- Seville Orange Trees
- Tree, Seville Orange
- Trees, Seville Orange
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Citrus" by people in Profiles.
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Emerging potential of citrus flavanones as an antioxidant in diabetes and its complications. Curr Top Med Chem. 2015; 15(2):187-95.
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Citrus fruit bitter flavors: isolation and functional characterization of the gene Cm1,2RhaT encoding a 1,2 rhamnosyltransferase, a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of the bitter flavonoids of citrus. Plant J. 2004 Oct; 40(1):88-100.