Les flavonoïdes: Structure, propriétés biologiques, rôle prophylactique et emplois en thérapeutique

Abstract

Flavonoids are widespread in the plant kingdom and are commonly consumed in the form of fruit, vegetables and drinks such as wine and tea. Flavonoids are able to modulate the activity of some enzymes and to modify the behaviour of many cell systems suggesting that they could exert a multitude of biological activities, particularly significant antioxidant, vasculoprotector, antihepatotoxic, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, antiulcerogenic and even antitumoral activities. © Springer 2005.