Polyphenolic phytochemicals - Just antioxidants or much more?

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 2900-2916

  Stevenson, D E ^a   Hurst, R D ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Enzyme induction; Flavonoid; Gene transcription; Inflammation; Phenolic acid; Polyphenolic; Prooxidant

Indexed keywords

AGLYCONE; ANTHOCYANIN; CAFFEIC ACID; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FERULIC ACID; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; GENISTEIN; ISOLIQUIRITIGENIN; KAEMPHEROL; MYRICETIN; NOBILETIN; PHYTOESTROGEN; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROCYANIDIN; PROPOLIS; QUERCETIN; RESVERATROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONJUGATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCURONIDATION; HUMAN; HYDROXYLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METHYLATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; NEOPLASMS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PHENOLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 38549136863     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-007-7237-1     Document Type: Review

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