Three metabolites appearing in the urine of animals after the ingestion of the flavonol quercetin (1, 2) having been identified, our interests were next centered on similar studies of several citrus flavonoids. Here again our primary concern was to find evidence, if any, that these compounds are absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract after oral ingestion and, secondly, if absorption does take...

Food allergy is one of the important health problems, and countermeasures are socially required. We have been undertaking studies on wheat allergens and their epitopes, and have developed a method for producing hypoallergenic wheat flour by enzymatic modification. The hypoallergenic products are now provided to patients. More noteworthy, by taking hypoallergenic cupcakes over a long period, mor...

dietary flavonoids show beneficial effects in the prevention of chronic diseases. however, flavonoid bioavailability is poor, probably due to their interaction with serum albumins. in the current work, the binding interactions of eight related flavonoids, sharing a similar core structure, with bovine serum albumin (bsa) were investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy. the binding affinities of t...

The present study was designed to examine the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of Bunium incrassatum extracts prepared in five different solvents with increasing polarities. RP-HPLC analysis resulted identification 12 phenolic compounds, including 8 acids (caffeic acid, ellagic ferulic gallic rosmarinic sinapic syringic vanillic acid) 4 flavonoids (catechin, hesperetin, luteolin, q...