Structure, bioactivity, and synthesis of methylated flavonoids

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1398, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 120-129

  Wen, Lingrong ^a   Jiang, Yueming ^a   Yang, Jiali ^a   Zhao, Yupeng ^a   Tian, Miaomiao ^a   Yang, Bao ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

bioactivity; bioavailability; methylated flavonoid; plant resource; synthesis

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HYDROPHILICITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; METHYLATION; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT METABOLISM; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; SYNTHESIS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; METHYLATION;

EID: 85018931473     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13350     Document Type: Review

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