Pharmacokinetics and metabolism of dietary flavonoids in humans

Free Radical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 771-785

  Manach, Claudine ^a   Donovan, Jennifer L ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Catechins; Flavonoids; Flavonols; Polyphenols; Proanthocyanidins

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; APIIN; AURANTIIN; CATECHIN; CYANIDIN 3 GLUCOSIDE; DELPHINIDIN; DRUG METABOLITE; EPICATECHIN; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL; GLUCURONIC ACID; HESPERIDIN; ISOQUERCITRIN; LUTEOLIN 7 GLUCOSIDE; MALVIN; METHYL GROUP; PELARGONIDIN 3 GLUCOSIDE; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; PROCYANIDIN B1; PROCYANIDIN B2; PROCYANIDIN B5; PROCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; QUERCETIN DERIVATIVE; RUTOSIDE; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

CANCER PREVENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONJUGATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISPOSITION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG UPTAKE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIRST PASS EFFECT; FRUIT; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER METABOLISM; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE ABSORPTION; VEGETABLE;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; DIET; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; INTESTINE, LARGE;

EID: 4043089112     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715760410001727858     Document Type: Review

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