Rane Zab Anish Kumar P, Anusha Bhaskar
The present study was carried out for identification of the bioactive components present in the Citrus reticulata (Mandarin orange) is one of the medicinally important plants belonging to the Rutaceae family. In the present study the ethanolic peel extract of Citrus reticulata has been subjected to GC-MS analysis. This analysis revealed that Ethanolic peel extract of Citrus reticulata contains Maltol , 3,5-Dihydroxy-6- methyl-2,3-dihydro-4H-pyran-4-one, Glycerol , 5 Hydrxoy methylfur fural, Nitroisobutylglycerol, heptamethoxyflavone etc., justifying the use of this plant to treat many aliments in folk and herbal medicine.