Health benefits of polyphenols: A concise review

A Rana, M Samtiya, T Dhewa, V Mishra… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plants produce polyphenols, which are considered highly essential functional foods in our
diet. They are classified into several groups according to their diverse chemical structures …

Plant flavonoids: Chemical characteristics and biological activity

MC Dias, DCGA Pinto, AMS Silva - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, more attention has been paid to natural sources of antioxidants. Flavonoids
are natural substances synthesized in several parts of plants that exhibit a high antioxidant …

A brief review of phenolic compounds identified from plants: Their extraction, analysis, and biological activity

Y Zhang, P Cai, G Cheng… - Natural product …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Phenolic compounds are the most abundant secondary metabolites in plants, showing a
wide range of distinct biological activities, have received more and more attention in recent …

Polyphenols—Gut microbiota interrelationship: A transition to a new generation of prebiotics

D Plamada, DC Vodnar - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The present review summarizes the studies carried out on this topic in the last five years.
According to the new definitions, among all the compounds included in the group of …

Defining a healthy diet: evidence for the role of contemporary dietary patterns in health and disease

H Cena, PC Calder - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The definition of what constitutes a healthy diet is continually shifting to reflect the evolving
understanding of the roles that different foods, essential nutrients, and other food …

The SARS‐CoV‐2 main protease (Mpro): Structure, function, and emerging therapies for COVID‐19

Q Hu, Y Xiong, GH Zhu, YN Zhang, YW Zhang… - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The main proteases (Mpro), also termed 3‐chymotrypsin‐like proteases (3CLpro), are a
class of highly conserved cysteine hydrolases in β‐coronaviruses. Increasing evidence has …

The interactions between polyphenols and microorganisms, especially gut microbiota

M Makarewicz, I Drożdż, T Tarko, A Duda-Chodak - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review presents the comprehensive knowledge about the bidirectional relationship
between polyphenols and the gut microbiome. The first part is related to polyphenols' …

Anti-obesity effects of polyphenol intake: Current status and future possibilities

M Boccellino, S D'Angelo - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The prevalence of obesity has steadily increased worldwide over the past three decades.
The conventional approaches to prevent or treat this syndrome and its associated …

Antimicrobial activity of polyphenols and natural polyphenolic extracts on clinical isolates

T Manso, M Lores, T de Miguel - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance is a growing global problem that affects people, animals, the
environment, and the economy. Many clinically relevant bacteria have become resistant to …

Bioactivity and therapeutic potential of kaempferol and quercetin: new insights for plant and human health

R Jan, M Khan, S Asaf, Lubna, S Asif, KM Kim - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plant secondary metabolites, especially flavonoids, are major metabolites widely found in
plants that play several key roles in plant defence and signalling in response to stress …