Important Flavonoids and Their Role as a Therapeutic Agent
Flavonoids are phytochemical compounds present in many plants, fruits, vegetables, and leaves, with potential applications in medicinal chemistry. Flavonoids possess a number of medicinal benefits, including anticancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral properties. They also have neuropr...
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| author | Asad Ullah Sidra Munir Syed Lal Badshah Noreen Khan Lubna Ghani Benjamin Gabriel Poulson Abdul-Hamid Emwas Mariusz Jaremko |
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| description | Flavonoids are phytochemical compounds present in many plants, fruits, vegetables, and leaves, with potential applications in medicinal chemistry. Flavonoids possess a number of medicinal benefits, including anticancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral properties. They also have neuroprotective and cardio-protective effects. These biological activities depend upon the type of flavonoid, its (possible) mode of action, and its bioavailability. These cost-effective medicinal components have significant biological activities, and their effectiveness has been proved for a variety of diseases. The most recent work is focused on their isolation, synthesis of their analogs, and their effects on human health using a variety of techniques and animal models. Thousands of flavonoids have been successfully isolated, and this number increases steadily. We have therefore made an effort to summarize the isolated flavonoids with useful activities in order to gain a better understanding of their effects on human health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43f75fb52f094f0197335e97b8549f012023-11-20T20:30:24ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492020-11-012522524310.3390/molecules25225243Important Flavonoids and Their Role as a Therapeutic AgentAsad Ullah0Sidra Munir1Syed Lal Badshah2Noreen Khan3Lubna Ghani4Benjamin Gabriel Poulson5Abdul-Hamid Emwas6Mariusz Jaremko7Department of Chemistry, Islamia College University Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, Islamia College University Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, Islamia College University Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, Islamia College University Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir 13230, PakistanDivision of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi ArabiaCore Labs, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi ArabiaDivision of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi ArabiaFlavonoids are phytochemical compounds present in many plants, fruits, vegetables, and leaves, with potential applications in medicinal chemistry. Flavonoids possess a number of medicinal benefits, including anticancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral properties. They also have neuroprotective and cardio-protective effects. These biological activities depend upon the type of flavonoid, its (possible) mode of action, and its bioavailability. These cost-effective medicinal components have significant biological activities, and their effectiveness has been proved for a variety of diseases. The most recent work is focused on their isolation, synthesis of their analogs, and their effects on human health using a variety of techniques and animal models. Thousands of flavonoids have been successfully isolated, and this number increases steadily. We have therefore made an effort to summarize the isolated flavonoids with useful activities in order to gain a better understanding of their effects on human health.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/22/5243flavonoidspolyphenolsquercetinantioxidativeneuroprotective |
| spellingShingle | Asad Ullah Sidra Munir Syed Lal Badshah Noreen Khan Lubna Ghani Benjamin Gabriel Poulson Abdul-Hamid Emwas Mariusz Jaremko Important Flavonoids and Their Role as a Therapeutic Agent Molecules flavonoids polyphenols quercetin antioxidative neuroprotective |
| title | Important Flavonoids and Their Role as a Therapeutic Agent |
| title_full | Important Flavonoids and Their Role as a Therapeutic Agent |
| title_fullStr | Important Flavonoids and Their Role as a Therapeutic Agent |
| title_full_unstemmed | Important Flavonoids and Their Role as a Therapeutic Agent |
| title_short | Important Flavonoids and Their Role as a Therapeutic Agent |
| title_sort | important flavonoids and their role as a therapeutic agent |
| topic | flavonoids polyphenols quercetin antioxidative neuroprotective |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/22/5243 |
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