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Quercetin feeding protects plants against oxidative stress
2016-10-03
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<h4>Background: </h4> Flavonoids are a complex group of plant-made phenolic compounds that are considered of high nutraceutical value. Their beneficial impacts on human health relate predominantly to their capacity to serve as antioxidants, thus protecting cells against the damaging impact of reactive oxygen species. Recent studies have also pointed at an essential role for flavonoids as antioxidants in plants. <...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 7ec64af0-cc01-5a9a-9517-cde3005683fa
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- 10.12688/f1000research.9659.1
