Posses
powerful antioxidant activity :
They act as free radical
scavengers and block the undesirable
oxidation of fats and other compounds
,which proceed in cycle as a chain
react.
The Flavonoids
are typical phenolic compounds and
act as potent antioxidants ,metal
chelators and free radical scavengers
.
They inhibit the oxidative
modification of low density lipoproteins
.
The potential advantages
of the ability of Flavonoids to
reduce the activity of dangerous
oxidant including metals such as
iron and copper .
The Flavonoids are known to posses
Vit. C stabilizing .
Flavonoids are known to affect a
large number of enzyme system including
protein Kinase C, Protein tyrosine
Kinase , phospholipids A- Z
Some of
these enzyme systems appear to be
critically involved in chronic disease
Flavonoids : Citrus
fruit contain a wide variety of
flavonoids
Quercetin
: one
of the most common and abundant
Flavonoids ,occur bound to sugars
in a form Known as rutin.
Quercetin is found in high amount
in common food stuffs such as apples
, onions and tea.
Hesperidin
and naringin are some of the commonly
occurring citrus Flavonoids |
