d-Limonene: a bioactive food component from citrus and evidence for a potential role in breast cancer prevention and treatment

• Main Authors: Jessica A. Miller (Author), Patricia A. Thompson (Author), Iman A. Hakim (Author), H.-H. Sherry Chow (Author), Cynthia A. Thomson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Although limited, observations from cell culture, animal, and epidemiological studies support the presence of anti-cancer properties in citrus peel and the primary bioactive food constituent, d-limonene. Early evidence from animal models suggests that when ingested, d-limonene exhibits a wide spectr...