The pharmacokinetics of anthocyanins and their metabolites in humans

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 171, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 3268-3282

  De Ferrars, R M ^a   Czank, C ^a   Zhang, Q ^b   Botting, N P ^b   Kroon, P A ^c   Cassidy, A ^a   Kay, C D ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d Linear Clinical Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

anthocyanins; ferulic acid; hippuric acid; metabolites; vanillic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; CARBON 13; CYANIDIN 3 GLUCOSIDE; DRUG METABOLITE; FERULIC ACID; HIPPURIC ACID; PROTOCATECHUIC ACID; CYANIDIN 3-O-GLUCOSIDE; GLUCOSIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG FECES LEVEL; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; FECES ANALYSIS; HEART PROTECTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHARMACOKINETICS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TIME TO MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; URINALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HALF LIFE TIME; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROCEDURES; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHOCYANINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; GLUCOSIDES; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902198648     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bph.12676     Document Type: Article

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