Abstract
Citrus family especially lemon, mandarin and orange, have reached important attention due to the presence of several components with different therapeutic properties. The leaves and peels of non-polar extracts from bio-citrus cultivars were investigated for phytochemical analysis, antibacterial and antioxidant capacity. The DPPH (1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) activity and phosphommolybdenum antioxidant effect values from leaves and peels ranged from 0 to 12.79% and 0.006 to 0.14 mg/ml AAeq respectively. Results showed significant differences in antioxidant properties of leaves and peels extracts. The leaves of mandarin exhibited a higher antioxidant activity than the other extracts from lemon and orange. Among different components identified from the organic extracts, limonene, myrcene, and benzopyran were major components in all samples.