Absorption and metabolism of polyphenols in the gut and impact on health

Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 276-282

  Scalbert, Augustin ^a   Morand, Christine ^a   Manach, Claudine ^a   Rémésy, Christian ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Flavonoids; Metabolism; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; CAFFEIC ACID; CHLOROGENIC ACID; DAIDZEIN; EPICATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; EQUOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GALLIC ACID; GENISTEIN; HESPERETIN; NARINGENIN; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; THEAFLAVIN;

ARTICLE; COLON FLORA; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CONJUGATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; FLAVONOIDS; HEALTH; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; PHENOLS; POLYMERS;

EID: 0036669547     PISSN: 07533322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0753-3322(02)00205-6     Document Type: Article

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