Flavonoids: an overview

AN Panche, AD Diwan, SR Chandra - Journal of nutritional science, 2016 - cambridge.org
Flavonoids, a group of natural substances with variable phenolic structures, are found in
fruits, vegetables, grains, bark, roots, stems, flowers, tea and wine. These natural products …

Polyphenolic compounds and digestive enzymes: In vitro non-covalent interactions

AI Martinez-Gonzalez, ÁG Díaz-Sánchez… - Molecules, 2017 - mdpi.com
The digestive enzymes–polyphenolic compounds (PCs) interactions behind the inhibition of
these enzymes have not been completely studied. The existing studies have mainly …

Development of methodology for identification the nature of the polyphenolic extracts by FTIR associated with multivariate analysis

F dos Santos Grasel, MF Ferrão, CR Wolf - Spectrochimica Acta Part A …, 2016 - Elsevier
Tannins are polyphenolic compounds of complex structures formed by secondary
metabolism in several plants. These polyphenolic compounds have different applications …

Inhibition of α-amylase by flavonoids: Structure activity relationship (SAR)

AI Martinez-Gonzalez, ÁG Díaz-Sánchez… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Flavonoids are recognized to regulate animals' food digestion processes trough interaction
with digestive enzymes. The binding capacity of hesperetin (HES), luteolin (LUT), quercetin …

Tannins

E Sieniawska, T Baj - Pharmacognosy, 2017 - Elsevier
Tannins are an important group of secondary plant metabolites that were originally used in
the leather production industry in the tanning of animal hides. The varied chemical structures …

Tannins from Acacia mearnsii De Wild. Bark: Tannin Determination and Biological Activities

S Ogawa, Y Yazaki - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
The bark of Acacia mearnsii De Wild.(black wattle) contains significant amounts of water-
soluble components acalled “wattle tannin”. Following the discovery of its strong antioxidant …

[HTML][HTML] Potential anti-diabetic properties of Merlot grape pomace extract: An in vitro, in silico and in vivo study of α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibition

CG Kato-Schwartz, RCG Corrêa… - Food Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
A practical approach to control glycemia in diabetes is to use plant natural products that
delay hydrolysis of complex sugars and promote the diminution of the release of glucosyl …

Aerogels based on corn starch as carriers for pinhão coat extract (Araucaria angustifolia) rich in phenolic compounds for active packaging

LM Fonseca, FT da Silva, GP Bruni, CD Borges… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to produce renewable aerogels from native and anionic corn
starches loaded with pinhão coat extract (PCE) with water absorbent capacity, antioxidant …

Grape skin phenolics as inhibitors of mammalian α-glucosidase and α-amylase–effect of food matrix and processing on efficacy

V Lavelli, PSCS Harsha, P Ferranti, A Scarafoni… - Food & Function, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Type-2 diabetes is continuously increasing worldwide. Hence, there is a need to develop
functional foods that efficiently alleviate damage due to hyperglycaemia complications while …

[HTML][HTML] Carboxymethylcellulose hydrogels: Effect of its different amount on preservation of tart cherry anthocyanins and polyphenols

I Ćorković, A Pichler, I Buljeta, J Šimunović… - Current plant biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Anthocyanins and other polyphenols are responsible for the positive effects that
consumption of tart cherries and their products has on human health. However, instability of …