• Title/Summary/Keyword: Fagopyrum

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ANTIMUTAGENICITY OF DIETARY AND MEDICINAL FLAVONOLS IN HUMAN DERIVED METABOLICALLY COMPETENT HEPATOMA CELLS

  • Sundermann, Volker-Mersch;Alessandro Naher;Richard Gminski
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.91-92
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    • 2001
  • Flavonols are polyphenolic compounds that are present in dietary plant-based foodstuffs and beverages (e. g. apple, onion, grape fruit, tea) and medicinal plants (e. g. Crategus, Ruta graveolens, Silybum marianum, Fagopyrum species) in high concentrations. They have been reported to exhibit a wide variety of biological effects, including anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antioxidant and free-radical-scavenging activities.(omitted)

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