Phytonutrients such as phenolics play important roles in health and well-being. The main
phenolic compounds include phenolic acid, tannins, stilbenes, lignans and flavonoids …

The gastrointestinal (GI) tract plays a central role in the absorption, distribution, metabolism,
and excretion of flavonoids, which ultimately define the health effects of these bioactives …

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, and those who survive
cancer may experience lasting difficulties, including treatment side effects, as well as …

Procyanidins are polyphenols abundant in dietary fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes, and
grains with a variety of chemopreventive biological effects. Rapid structure determination of …

There has been an increasing appreciation and understanding of the link between dietary
fruit and vegetable intake and improved health in humans. The widespread and growing …

Tannins are a unique group of phenolic metabolites with molecular weights between 500
and 30 000 Da, which are widely distributed in almost all plant foods and beverages …

Representing the most common flavonoid consumed in the American diet, the flavan‐3‐ols
and their polymeric condensation products, the proanthocyanidins, are regarded as …

Prevention of cancer through dietary intervention recently has received an increasing
interest, and dietary polyphenols have become not only important potential …

Background Procyanidins, commonly found in plant natural sources, are polymerized forms
of flavanols, which are a subclass of flavonoids. They have been reported to exhibit broad …

Abstract Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 is an important polysaccharide receptor; however, the
relationships between the structures and biological activities of TLR4 and polysaccharides …