Molecular mechanisms of the anti-obesity and anti-diabetic properties of flavonoids

M Kawser Hossain, A Abdal Dayem, J Han… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Obesity and diabetes are the most prevailing health concerns worldwide and their incidence
is increasing at a high rate, resulting in enormous social costs. Obesity is a complex disease …

Recent advances and uses of grape flavonoids as nutraceuticals

V Georgiev, A Ananga, V Tsolova - Nutrients, 2014 - mdpi.com
Grape is one of the oldest fruit crops domesticated by humans. The numerous uses of grape
in making wine, beverages, jelly, and other products, has made it one of the most …

[HTML][HTML] Flavanols and anthocyanins in cardiovascular health: a review of current evidence

D Pascual-Teresa, DA Moreno… - International journal of …, 2010 - mdpi.com
Nowadays it is accepted that natural flavonoids present in fruits and plant-derived-foods are
relevant, not only for technological reasons and organoleptic properties, but also because of …

Anthocyanins: Antioxidant and/or anti-inflammatory activities

MG Miguel - Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, 2011 - japsonline.com
Anthocyanins are polyphenols with known antioxidant activity which may be responsible for
some biological activities including the prevention or lowering the risk of cardiovascular …

Transcriptional regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis in nectarine (Prunus persica) by a set of R2R3 MYB transcription factors

D Ravaglia, RV Espley, RA Henry-Kirk, C Andreotti… - BMC plant biology, 2013 - Springer
Background Flavonoids such as anthocyanins, flavonols and proanthocyanidins, play a
central role in fruit colour, flavour and health attributes. In peach and nectarine (Prunus …

Anthocyanins as antimicrobial agents of natural plant origin

A Cisowska, D Wojnicz… - Natural product …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Anthocyanins are particularly abundant in different fruits, especially in berries. The beneficial
effects of these compounds for human health have been known from at least the 16th …

Inhibitory activities of cyanidin and its glycosides and synergistic effect with acarbose against intestinal α-glucosidase and pancreatic α-amylase

S Akkarachiyasit, P Charoenlertkul… - International journal of …, 2010 - mdpi.com
Cyanidin and its glycosides are naturally dietary pigments which have been indicated as
promising candidates to have potential benefits to humans, especially in the prevention and …

Food applications and physiological effects of anthocyanins as functional food ingredients

J Shipp, ESM Abdel-Aal - The open food science journal, 2010 - benthamopen.com
Anthocyanins have been suggested as promising dietary compounds with an important role
in human health. They are the largest group of water-soluble pigments in the plants, which …

Strawberry anthocyanin and its association with postprandial inflammation and insulin

I Edirisinghe, K Banaszewski, J Cappozzo… - British journal of …, 2011 - cambridge.org
The present study investigates the effect of strawberry antioxidants in beverage form on
meal-induced postprandial inflammatory and insulin responses in human subjects …

The colours of durum wheat: a review

DBM Ficco, AM Mastrangelo, D Trono… - Crop and Pasture …, 2014 - CSIRO Publishing
Pigments are essential to the life of all living organisms. Animals and plants have been the
subjects of basic and applied research with the aim of determining the basis of the …