Quercitin

Quick meaning: Quercitin is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A flavonoid found in fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains.

Meaning

(organic chemistry) A flavonoid found in fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains.

Example Sentences

In the case of the flavanol quercitin, the absorption spectrum of quercitin itself was red-shifted and its fluorescence intensity increased, while the fluorescence intensity of albumin was quenched.

Quercitin-β-glucoside is more easily absorbed than the aglycone quercitin. Isorhamnetin-β-glucoside, which is chemically similar to quercitin, differing only by a single methoxyl group, is more readily absorbed.

Here again the consumption of a bioflavonoid (quercitin) was related to the incidence of CAD mortality. It was found that men who consumed (from the diet) less than 10 mg per day of quercitin had a 200% increase in the CAD death rate, compared to those who consumed more than 30 mg.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include quercetin, quercetine, quercimeritrin, quercin, quercetagetin, quercitrin.

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