PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL EFFECTS OF PLANT FLAVONOID QUERCETIN

Flavonoid compounds in vegetable-based diets bring a significant contribution to the role of fruits and vegetables as health-promoting foods. This review summarizes the available data concerning physiological and therapeutical effect of plan flavonoid quercetin. Quercetin has a number of beneficial...

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Published in:Journal of microbiology, biotechnology and food sciences biotechnology and food sciences, 2013-01 (Special Issue 1 - Part B), p.1915-1926
Main Authors: Stochmalová, Aneta, Sirotkin, Alexander, Kádasi, Attila, Alexa, Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antioxidants
Cancer
Diabetes
Enzymes
Flavonoids
Food
Fruits
Herbal medicine
Inflammation
Kinases
Oxidation
Physiology
Signal transduction
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Summary:Flavonoid compounds in vegetable-based diets bring a significant contribution to the role of fruits and vegetables as health-promoting foods. This review summarizes the available data concerning physiological and therapeutical effect of plan flavonoid quercetin. Quercetin has a number of beneficial influence on health because of their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative, anti-carcinogenic and anti-diabetes properties. Effects of quercetin have been explained by its interference with cellular enzymes, receptors, transporters and signal transduction systems. Despite the available data reviewed here, the targets, effects, absorption, metabolism and areas of practical application of quercetin are still poorly understood, therefore further studies in this areas are required.
ISSN:1338-5178