Resources and Biological Activities of Natural Polyphenols

Resources and Biological Activities of Natural Polyphenols

The oxidative stress imposed by reactive oxygen species (ROS) plays an important role in many chronic and degenerative diseases. As an important category of phytochemicals, phenolic compounds universally exist in plants, and have been considered to have high antioxidant ability and free radical scavenging capacity, with the mechanism of inhibiting the enzymes responsible for ROS production and ...

Biological Activities of Polyphenols from Grapes

The dietary consumption of grape and its products is associated with a lower incidence of degenerative diseases such as cardiovascular disease and certain types of cancers. Most recent interest has focused on the bioactive phenolic compounds in grape. Anthocyanins, flavanols, flavonols and resveratrol are the most important grape polyphenols because they possess many biological activities, such...

Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of Some Natural Polyphenols

* “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, Research, Development & Innovation in Technical and Natural Sciences Institute, 2, E. Drăgoi Str., 310330, Arad, Romania ** “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, 71 A, Mangeron Blvd., 700050 Iasi, Romania *** University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, 3-5, Mănăştur...

Natural Polyphenols and Spinal Cord Injury

Polyphenols have been shown to have some of the neuroprotective effects against neurodegenerative diseases. These effects are attributed to a variety of biological activities, including free radical scavenging/antioxidant and anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic activities. In this regard, many efforts have been made to study the effects of various well-known dietary polyphenols on spinal cord ...

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