Proanthocyanidin biosynthesis–still more questions than answers?

DY Xie, RA Dixon - Phytochemistry, 2005 - Elsevier
Proanthocyanidins, also known as condensed tannins, are oligomers or polymers of flavan-
3-ol units. In spite of important breakthroughs in our understanding of the biosynthesis of the …

Oligomeric proanthocyanidins: naturally occurring O-heterocycles

D Ferreira, D Slade - Natural product reports, 2002 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: January 1999 to December 2001. Previous review: 2000, 17, 193. This review
covers the flavan-3-ols (catechins), flavan-4-ols/flavan-3, 4-diols (leucoanthocyanidins), A …

[图书][B] Flavonoids: chemistry, biochemistry and applications

OM Andersen, KR Markham - 2005 - taylorfrancis.com
Advances in the flavonoid field have been nothing short of spectacular over the last 20
years. While the medical field has noticed flavonoids for their potential antioxidant …

原花青素的研究进展

张慧文, 张玉, 马超美 - 食品科学, 2015 - cqvip.com
原花青素是一类广泛存在于自然界中的黄烷-3-醇类化合物. 本文详细整理国内外有关原花青素
的报道, 就其化学结构, 生物活性, 吸收代谢和毒理学特性做详细综述. 其中, 原花青素的化学结构 …

Phenolic Constituents in the Fruits of Cinnamomum zeylanicum and Their Antioxidant Activity

GK Jayaprakasha, M Ohnishi-Kameyama… - Journal of agricultural …, 2006 - ACS Publications
Defatted cinnamon fruit powder was successively extracted with benzene ethyl acetate,
acetone, MeOH, and water. The concentrated water extract contained the maximum amount …

Identification of flavonoids in litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) leaf and evaluation of anticancer activities

L Wen, D Wu, Y Jiang, KN Prasad, S Lin, G Jiang… - Journal of functional …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Six flavonoids, namely luteolin (1), epicatechin (2), kaempferol 3-O-β-glucoside (3),
kaempferol 3-O-α-rhamnoside (4), procyanidin A 2 (5) and rutin (6) were purified from the …

A-type proanthocyanidins from lychee seeds and their antioxidant and antiviral activities

X Xu, H Xie, Y Wang, X Wei - Journal of Agricultural and Food …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Two new A-type trimeric proanthocyanidins with two doubly bonded interflavanoid linkages,
litchitannin A1 [epicatechin-(2β→ O→ 7, 4β→ 6)-epicatechin-(2β→ O→ 7, 4β→ 8) …

Proanthocyanidins: target compounds as antibacterial agents

R Mayer, G Stecher, R Wuerzner, RC Silva… - Journal of agricultural …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Grape seeds accumulate in huge quantities as byproduct during wine production and are
therefore a cheap source for pharmacologically active agents. However, studies prove poor …

Proceedings of chemistry, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and synthesis of biflavonoids

X He, F Yang, X Huang - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biflavonoids, composed of two monoflavonoid residues, occur naturally in angiosperms,
bryophytes, ferns, and gymnosperms. More than 592 biflavonoids have been structurally …

Doubly linked, A-type proanthocyanidin trimer and other constituents of Ixora coccinea leaves and their antioxidant and antibacterial properties

TO Idowu, AO Ogundaini, AO Salau, EM Obuotor… - Phytochemistry, 2010 - Elsevier
Phytochemical investigation of the ethyl acetate fraction of the methanol extract of the leaves
of Ixora coccinea led to the isolation and identification of an A-type trimeric proanthocyanidin …