Flavonoids: Hemisynthesis, reactivity, characterization and free radical scavenging activity

Molecules

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2228-2258

  Es Safi, Nour Eddine ^a,b   Ghidouche, Souhila ^a   Ducrot, Paul Henri ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY IN RABAT   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Dimerization; DPPH ; Enzymatic oxidation; Flavanols; Flavones; Flavonoids; Flavonols; Modified flavan 3 ols; Polyphenols; Procyanidins; Substituent effects; Synthesis; Trametes versicolor

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATECHIN; FLAVAN 3 OL; FLAVAN-3-OL; FLAVONOID; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CATECHIN; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 34848919745     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/12092228     Document Type: Review

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