Plant flavonoids: Classification, distribution, biosynthesis, and antioxidant activity

N Shen, T Wang, Q Gan, S Liu, L Wang, B Jin - Food chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Flavonoids are a group of natural polyphenol substances abundant in vegetables, fruits,
grains, and tea. As plant secondary metabolites, flavonoids play essential roles in many …

Important flavonoids and their role as a therapeutic agent

A Ullah, S Munir, SL Badshah, N Khan, L Ghani… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Flavonoids are phytochemical compounds present in many plants, fruits, vegetables, and
leaves, with potential applications in medicinal chemistry. Flavonoids possess a number of …

Flavonoids as anticancer agents

DM Kopustinskiene, V Jakstas, A Savickas… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Flavonoids are polyphenolic compounds subdivided into 6 groups: isoflavonoids,
flavanones, flavanols, flavonols, flavones and anthocyanidins found in a variety of plants …

Anti-inflammatory effects of flavonoids

SJ Maleki, JF Crespo, B Cabanillas - Food chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Inflammation plays a key role in diseases such as diabetes, asthma, cardiovascular
diseases and cancer. Diet can influence different stages of inflammation and can have an …

The effects of polyphenols and other bioactives on human health

CG Fraga, KD Croft, DO Kennedy… - Food & function, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Although deficiencies in polyphenol intake do not result in specific deficiency diseases,
adequate intake of polyphenols could confer health benefits, especially with regard to …

Revisiting the oxidation of flavonoids: Loss, conservation or enhancement of their antioxidant properties

H Speisky, F Shahidi, A Costa de Camargo, J Fuentes - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Flavonoids display a broad range of health-promoting bioactivities. Among these, their
capacity to act as antioxidants has remained most prominent. The canonical reactive oxygen …

Absorption, metabolism and bioavailability of flavonoids: A review

L Chen, H Cao, Q Huang, J Xiao… - Critical reviews in food …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Flavonoids are stored in various plants and widely presented in different kinds of food in
variable amounts. Plant roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits are known to have high …

Anti-fungal efficacy and mechanisms of flavonoids

MS Al Aboody, S Mickymaray - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The prevalence of fungal infections is growing at an alarming pace and the pathogenesis is
still not clearly understood. Recurrence of these fungal diseases is often due to their …

[HTML][HTML] Proanthocyanidins in grape seeds: An updated review of their health benefits and potential uses in the food industry

N Unusan - Journal of Functional Foods, 2020 - Elsevier
Grape seeds are rich sources of proanthocyanidins, which comprise polyhydroxyflavan
oligomers or polymers. The beneficial health properties of grape seed proanthocyanidins …

[HTML][HTML] Flavonoids against the SARS-CoV-2 induced inflammatory storm

A Liskova, M Samec, L Koklesova, SM Samuel… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The disease severity of COVID-19, especially in the elderly and patients with co-morbidities,
is characterized by hypercytokinemia, an exaggerated immune response associated with an …