Recent Advances in Polyphenol Research, Volume 8
Salminen, Juha-Pekka / Wahala, Kristiina / de Freitas, Victor / Quideau, Stéphane
Plant polyphenols are specialized metabolites that constitute one of the most common and widespread groups of natural products. They are essential plant components for adaptation to the environment and possess a large and diverse range of biological functions that provide many benefits to both plants and humans. Polyphenols, from their structurally simplest forms to their oligo/polymeric versions (i.e. tannins and lignins), are phytoestrogens,...