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ReviewTheScientificWorldJournal2013

Chemistry and biological activities of flavonoids: an overview.

Shashank Kumar, Abhay K Pandey

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Review in TheScientificWorldJournal, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1,408 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1,408citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
52.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1,408 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4,735 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shashank KumarDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211002, India.
Abhay K PandeyDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211002, India.
University of Allahabad · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There has been increasing interest in the research on flavonoids from plant sources because of their versatile health benefits reported in various epidemiological studies. Since flavonoids are directly associated with human dietary ingredients and health, there is need to evaluate structure and function relationship. The bioavailability, metabolism, and biological activity of flavonoids depend upon the configuration, total number of hydroxyl groups, and substitution of functional groups about their nuclear structure. Fruits and vegetables are the main dietary sources of flavonoids for humans, along with tea and wine. Most recent researches have focused on the health aspects of flavonoids for humans. Many flavonoids are shown to have antioxidative activity, free radical scavenging capacity, coronary heart disease prevention, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activities, while some flavonoids exhibit potential antiviral activities. In plant systems, flavonoids help in combating oxidative stress and act as growth regulators. For pharmaceutical purposes cost-effective bulk production of different types of flavonoids has been made possible with the help of microbial biotechnology. This review highlights the structural features of flavonoids, their beneficial roles in human health, and significance in plants as well as their microbial production.

Indexed as

Anti-Infective AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsAntioxidantsBacteriaFlavonoidsFoodHumansPlants, MedicinalYeastsAnti-Infective AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsAntioxidantsFlavonoids

Identifiers

PMID24470791
PMCPMC3891543
OpenAlexW2067670322

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