quercitin
English
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Structure diagram of quercitin
Etymology
From Latin quercētum (“oak plantation”) + -in.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwɜɹsɨtɨn/
Noun
quercitin (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A flavonoid found in fruits, vegetables, leaves and grains.
- 2002, D. G. Lindsay, 7: Nutritional enhancement of plant foods, Victoriano Valpuesta (editor), Fruit and Vegetable Biotechnology, page 174,
- 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.
- 2004, Willem Serfontein, Did Your Doctor Tell You?, page 17,
- 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.
- 2014, George Aiken, 2: Fluorescence and Dissolved Organic Matter: A Chemist's Perspective, Paula Coble, Jamie Lead, Andy Baker, Darren Reynolds, Robert G. M. Spencer (editors), Aquatic Organic Matter Fluorescence, page 48,
- 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.
- 2002, D. G. Lindsay, 7: Nutritional enhancement of plant foods, Victoriano Valpuesta (editor), Fruit and Vegetable Biotechnology, page 174,
Synonyms
- (flavonoid): meletin