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Current status of prenyl flavonoids
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Flavonoid
prenyl group
prenylation
biological activity
bioavailability
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Journal Article
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Flavonoids are distributed across the plant kingdom and have attracted substantial attention owing to their potential benefits for human health. Several studies have demonstrated that flavonoids prenylation enhances various biological activities, suggesting an attractive tool for developing functional foods. This review provides an overview of the current knowledge on how prenylation influences the biological activity and bioavailability of flavonoids. The enhancement effect of prenylation on the biological activities of dietary flavonoids in mammals was demonstrated by comparing the effect of 8-prenyl naringenin (8PN) with that of parent naringenin in the prevention of disuse muscle atrophy in mice. This enhancement results from higher muscular accumulation of 8PN than naringenin. As to bioavailability, despite the lower absorption of 8-prenyl quercetin (8PQ) compared with quercetin, higher 8PQ accumulation was found in the liver and kidney. These data imply that prenylation interferes with the elimination of flavonoids from tissues.
Journal Title
Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
ISSN
09168451
13476947
NCID
AA10824164
AA12018610
Publisher
The Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry|Taylor & Francis
Volume
82
Issue
2
Start Page
207
End Page
215
Published Date
2018-01-08
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This is an electronic version of an article published in Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry 82, 2, 207-215, 2018.Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry is available online at: www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09168451.2017.1415750.
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Bioscience and Bioindustry