Chemotaxonomy of Citrus (Rutaceae) Based on GC-MS and Antioxidant Activities in Diyala Governorate, Iraq

Abstract

The Iraqi citrus is one of the plants with high medicinal values because it is used in folk medicines, and it is a source of many effective compounds. Blanco C.reticulata and (L.) Osbeck C.limon, C.aurantifolia, and Risso C. limettioides, the species C.reticulata contained 31 chemical compounds, and C.limon contained 26 chemical compounds as well as a presence in Basrah lemons C. aurantifolia and sweet lemon C.limettioides on 31 chemical compounds, and the antioxidant activity of the plant extracts was investigated by scavenging the free radicals of the compound (DPPH Diphenylpicrylhydrazyl) and comparing this activity with Ascorbic acid, and the results showed that the leaves of plants are no less important than their fruits and seeds, as they possess Great ability to reduce free radicals (DPPH Diphenyl picryl hydrazyl), which reached 78% in Blanco C.reticulata.