(-)-Hydroxycitric Acid-The Principal Acid in the Fruits of Garcinia Cambogia Desr.

Lewis, Y. S. and Neelakantan, S. (1965) (-)-Hydroxycitric Acid-The Principal Acid in the Fruits of Garcinia Cambogia Desr. Phytochemistry , 4. 619- 625.

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Abstract

The principal acid in the highly acidic fruits of Garcinia cambogia has bwn identified as (-)- hydroxycitric acid. This acid has not been encountered in nature before. Fruits of two other species of Garcinia were found to contain the same acid, and the leaves of Hibiscus cannabinas, (+)-alla-hydroxycitric acid, an isomer reported earlier in Hibiscus sabakri@k Wide occurrence of hydroxycitric acid in nature is thus indicated.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Garcinia cambogia, hydroxycitric acids
Subjects:	600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 24 Fruits 500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics > 04 Chemistry and Allied Sciences > 24 Organic Chemistry
Divisions:	Fruit and Vegetable Technology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	09 Mar 2011 11:50
Last Modified:	28 Dec 2011 10:22
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/9995

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