Plant polyphenols: Biologically active compounds or non-selective binders to protein?

Phytochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 441-447

  Zhu, Min ^a   Phillipson, J David ^b   Greengrass, Pam M ^c   Bowery, Norman E ^a   Ya, Cai ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

gallate hexahydroxyldiphenic acid esters of glucose; polyphenols; proanthocyanidins; radioligand receptor binding assays; tannins

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE A1 RECEPTOR; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; GALLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYMER; POLYPHENOL; POLYPHENOLS; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; RADIOLIGAND; RYANODINE RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR; SULFONYLUREA; TANNIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; HERBAL MEDICINE; LIGAND BINDING; METABOLISM; PLANT; PROTEIN BINDING; RADIOASSAY;

FLAVONOIDS; PHENOLS; PLANTS; POLYMERS; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY;

EID: 0031081319     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00598-5     Document Type: Article

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