%0 Journal Article %T ISOLATION OF A FLAVONOID FROM THE ROOTS OF CITRUS SINENSIS %A JAVED INTEKHAB %A MOHAMMAD ASLAM %J Malaysian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences %D 2009 %I %X Citrus sinensis is native to Asia and throughout the Pacific and warm areas of the world. The ethyl acetate extract of the roots of Citrus sinensis yielded a flavonoid. The compound was characterizedas 5, 8-dihydroxy-6, 7, 4กไ-trimethoxyflavone on the basis of UV, I.R, mass and N.M.R (1H, 13C) spectral studies. We believe this is the first report describing the isolation of flavonoid from thisplant. %K Citrus sinensis %K Rutaceae %K Flavonoid %U http://www.usm.my/mjps/MJPS%207(1)%202009/MJPS%207.1.1.pdf