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 …

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 …

Extraction and characterization of phenolic compounds and their potential antioxidant activities

L Shi, W Zhao, Z Yang, V Subbiah… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
For thousands of years, plant has been widely applied in the medical area and is an
important part of human diet. A high content of nutrients could be found in all kinds of plants …

Flavonoids: A complementary approach to conventional therapy of COVID-19?

J Solnier, JP Fladerer - Phytochemistry Reviews, 2021 - Springer
COVID-19, the highly contagious novel disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, has become a
major international concern as it has spread quickly all over the globe. However, scientific …

A review of the role of flavonoids in peptic ulcer (2010–2020)

C Serafim, ME Araruna, EA Júnior, M Diniz… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Peptic ulcers are characterized by erosions on the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract that
may reach the muscle layer. Their etiology is multifactorial and occurs when the balance …

Responses of tomato plants under saline stress to foliar application of copper nanoparticles

F Pérez-Labrada, ER López-Vargas, H Ortega-Ortiz… - Plants, 2019 - mdpi.com
The tomato crop has great economic and nutritional importance; however, it can be
adversely affected by salt stress. The objective of this research is to quantify the agronomic …

Specialized metabolites: Physiological and biochemical role in stress resistance, strategies to improve their accumulation, and new applications in crop breeding and …

D Marone, AM Mastrangelo, GM Borrelli… - Plant Physiology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Specialized plant metabolites (SPMs), traditionally referred to as 'secondary metabolites',
are chemical compounds involved in a broad range of biological functions, including plant …

Pro‐and antioxidant effects of vitamin C in cancer in correspondence to its dietary and pharmacological concentrations

E Pawlowska, J Szczepanska… - Oxidative Medicine and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Vitamin C is an antioxidant that may scavenge reactive oxygen species preventing DNA
damage and other effects important in cancer transformation. Dietary vitamin C from natural …

Anthocyanins are key regulators of drought stress tolerance in tobacco

V Cirillo, V D'Amelia, M Esposito, C Amitrano, P Carillo… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Water scarcity is one of the main threats for the future of agriculture and the
worldwide population. Improving the ability of crop species to grow and survive with less …

Antioxidants in plants: A valorization potential emphasizing the need for the conservation of plant biodiversity in Cuba

G Llauradó Maury, D Méndez Rodríguez, S Hendrix… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Plants are phytochemical hubs containing antioxidants, essential for normal plant
functioning and adaptation to environmental cues and delivering beneficial properties for …