Digital database of absorption spectra of diverse flavonoids enables structural comparisons and quantitative evaluations

M Taniguchi, CA LaRocca, JD Bernat… - Journal of Natural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Flavonoids play diverse roles in plants, comprise a non-negligible fraction of net primary
photosynthetic production, and impart beneficial effects in human health from a plant-based …

α-Glucosidase inhibition by luteolin: Kinetics, interaction and molecular docking

J Yan, G Zhang, J Pan, Y Wang - International journal of biological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Glucosidase is a critical associated enzyme with type 2 diabetes mellitus in
humans. Inhibition of α-glucosidase is important due to the potential effect of down …

Inhibitory effect of morin on tyrosinase: Insights from spectroscopic and molecular docking studies

Y Wang, G Zhang, J Yan, D Gong - Food chemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
Tyrosinase is a key enzyme in the production of melanin in the human body, excessive
accumulation of melanin can lead to skin disorders. Morin is an important bioactive flavonoid …

Effect of luteolin on xanthine oxidase: Inhibition kinetics and interaction mechanism merging with docking simulation

J Yan, G Zhang, Y Hu, Y Ma - Food Chemistry, 2013 - Elsevier
Xanthine oxidase (XO) catalyses hypoxanthine and xanthine to uric acid in human
metabolism. Overproduction of uric acid will lead to hyperuricemia and finally cause gout …

Interaction of cyanidin-3-O-glucoside with three proteins

L Tang, S Li, H Bi, X Gao - Food Chemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
We studied the binding of cyanidin-3-O-glucoside (C3G) with bovine serum albumin (BSA),
hemoglobin (Hb) and myoglobin (Mb), using multi-spectral techniques and molecular …

Protective effects of bovine serum albumin on blueberry anthocyanins under illumination conditions and their mechanism analysis

Y Lang, E Li, X Meng, J Tian, X Ran, Y Zhang… - Food Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigates the effects of bovine serum albumin (BSA) on blueberry
anthocyanins and their interaction. Findings showed that BSA could protect blueberry …

Interaction of erucic acid with bovine serum albumin using a multi-spectroscopic method and molecular docking technique

Y Shu, W Xue, X Xu, Z Jia, X Yao, S Liu, L Liu - Food chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Overconsumption of erucic acid has been shown to cause heart damage in animals. The
aim of this study is to evaluate the binding behaviour between erucic acid and bovine serum …

A study of multi-ligand beta-lactoglobulin complex formation

J Zhang, X Liu, M Subirade, P Zhou, L Liang - Food Chemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Beta-lactoglobulin (β-LG), the principal whey protein, possesses multiple sites for
binding ligands. Most studies of β-LG-ligand interactions have focused on the formation and …

Spectroscopic investigation on the food components–drug interaction: The influence of flavonoids on the affinity of nifedipine to human serum albumin

X Wang, Y Liu, LL He, B Liu, SY Zhang, X Ye… - Food and chemical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Nifedipine (NDP) is used extensively for the clinical treatment of a number of cardiovascular
diseases. Herein, the interaction between human serum albumin (HSA) and NDP and the …

Delivery and application of dietary polyphenols to target organs, tissues and intracellular organelles

M Ohara, Y Ohyama - Current Drug Metabolism, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
At present, dietary polyphenols are popular with consumers because regular consumption of
polyphenol-rich foods is likely to be beneficial for human health. However, administrated …