Abstract
Flavonoids are a group of polyphenolic compounds, diverse in chemical structure and characteristics, found ubiquitously in plants. Until now, more than 9000 different flavonoid compounds were described in plants, where they play important biological roles by affecting several developmental processes. There has been increasing interest in the research of flavonoids from dietary sources, due to growing evidence of the versatile health benefits of flavonoids including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiproliferative and anticancer activity, freeradical scavenging capacity, antihypertensive effects, coronary heart disease prevention and anti-human immunodeficiency virus functions. This paper reviews the current advances in flavonoids in food with emphasis on mechanism aspects on the basis of the published literature, which may provide some guidance for researchers in further investigations and for industries in developing practical health agents.
Keywords: Flavonoids, mechanism, health benefits, review, polyphenolic compounds, antioxidant, antiproliferative, anticancer activity, freeradical scavenging capacity, antihypertensive effects
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Flavonoids Health Benefits and Their Molecular Mechanism
Volume: 11 Issue: 2
Author(s): Z.-P. Xiao, Z.-Y. Peng, M.-J. Peng, W.-B. Yan, Y.-Z. Ouyang and H.-L. Zhu
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Keywords: Flavonoids, mechanism, health benefits, review, polyphenolic compounds, antioxidant, antiproliferative, anticancer activity, freeradical scavenging capacity, antihypertensive effects
Abstract: Flavonoids are a group of polyphenolic compounds, diverse in chemical structure and characteristics, found ubiquitously in plants. Until now, more than 9000 different flavonoid compounds were described in plants, where they play important biological roles by affecting several developmental processes. There has been increasing interest in the research of flavonoids from dietary sources, due to growing evidence of the versatile health benefits of flavonoids including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiproliferative and anticancer activity, freeradical scavenging capacity, antihypertensive effects, coronary heart disease prevention and anti-human immunodeficiency virus functions. This paper reviews the current advances in flavonoids in food with emphasis on mechanism aspects on the basis of the published literature, which may provide some guidance for researchers in further investigations and for industries in developing practical health agents.
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Xiao Z.-P., Peng Z.-Y., Peng M.-J., Yan W.-B., Ouyang Y.-Z. and Zhu H.-L., Flavonoids Health Benefits and Their Molecular Mechanism, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2011; 11 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955711794519546
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955711794519546 |
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