Extraction and Hydrolysis of Naringin from Citrus fruit peels

Naringenin, a flavonoid belonging to the flavanones subclass has been reported have several promising biological activities like antioxidant, antitumor, anticancer, antiviral, anti-inflammatory & estrogenic activities. Naringin is found in glycosidic form citrus fruits grapefruit, orange, and lemons. Naringenin obtained by hydrolysis of glycoside naringin. In present study, environmentally benign extraction methods for naringin from peels grapefruit (Citrus X paradisi), an agricultural waste fruit juice industry. Successful isolation both fresh dry albedo carried out under three different conditions yield pure white crystalline Further, simple acidic standardized naringenin relatively good yield. Characterization done using NMR thin layer chromatography.