Table 18.
By-Product | Compounds | Virus | Result | Reference |
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Citrus reticulate peel | Tangeretin | Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) | Inhibition of RSV replication and decreased inflammation in lungs | [313] |
Peels of Citrus madurensis Lour | Hesperidin, diosmin, neohesperidin, nobiletin, tangeretin | Hepatitis B virus | Significantly inhibited the surface antigen of the hepatitis B virus | [314] |
Citrus fruit peel | Nobiletin | Hepatitis B virus | Inhibited surface antigen and hepatitis B virus | [315] |
Citrus reticulate peel | Nobiletin | Chikungunya virus | Reduced the load of the virus and exerts a positive effect on the immune system | [316] |