Research Article

Antidiabetic Potency, Antioxidant Effects, and Mode of Actions of Citrus reticulata Fruit Peel Hydroethanolic Extract, Hesperidin, and Quercetin in Nicotinamide/Streptozotocin-Induced Wistar Diabetic Rats

Table 1

Chemical composition of C. reticulata hydroethanolic extract as detected by GC-MS analysis.

NumberRetention timeCompound (from the central Library Search Report)Area % (higher than 1%)

115.282(i) No matches in library3.50%
216.556(i) 4H-Pyran-4-one, 2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-3.55%
317.906(i) No matches in library1.13%
418.080(i) No matches in library2.14%
518.579(i) 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural
(ii) 4-Hexen-3-one, 4,5-dimethyl-
17.74%
618.981(i) No matches in library1.57%
719.803(i) No matches in library2.65%
820.241(i) No matches in library1.84%
921.329(i) Phenol, 4-ethyl-
(ii) Benzaldehyde, 4-hydroxy-
(iii) Benzaldehyde, 2-hydroxy-
1.00%
1027.047(i) 3,3,4,5,5,7,8-heptamethoxyflavone1.78%
1127.356(i) 4h-1-benzopyran-4-one, 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-5,6,7-trimethoxy-
(ii) β-D-Glucopyranose, 4-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-
3.00
1229.940(i) Dodecane1.29%
1332.898(i) n-Hexadecanoic acid
(ii) Tridecanoic acid
2.88%
1434.964(i) 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z)-2.37%
1535.033(i) 9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid, (Z,Z,Z)-
(ii) (Z)6,(Z)9-Pentadecadien-1-ol
(iii) 9,12,15-Octadecatrien-1-ol, (Z,Z,Z)-
2.46%
1637.253(i) 9-Octadecenamide, (Z)-1.34%