TY - CHAP
T1 - Chapter Seven High molecular weight plant poplyphenols (tannins)
T2 - Prospective functions
AU - Yoshida, Takashi
AU - Hatano, Tsutomu
AU - Ito, Hideyuki
N1 - Funding Information:
We are indebted to Professors H. Fujiki, Toskushima Bunri University, K. Hirai, Jichi Medical School, T. Tsuchiya, Okayama University, and Dr. T. Tsuji, Sagami Chemical Research Center for their collaborations performing biological assays. Financial support (in part) by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Science, Education, Sports and Culture of Japan is gratefully acknowledged.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The marked progress that has been made in phytochemical studies of plant polyphenols, over several decades, has revealed numerous novel tannins and related compounds from a wide array of plant species. These findings have not only encouraged studies of the biosynthetic properties 67,68 and chemical synthesis 69,70 of these substances, but have also stimulated attempts to evaluate the physiological functions of chemically defined tannins. Newly discovered biological functions with respect to polyphenols from medicinal plants and edible fruits and beverages have led to claims that these substances have the potential to be used in the treatment of various chronic diseases that are related to oxidative stress and microbial infections. In the future, studies of plant polyphenols, based on the absorption and metabolism of ingested tannins and related polyphenols, will focus on the challenge of obtaining a better understanding of the bioavailability of these substances in humans.
AB - The marked progress that has been made in phytochemical studies of plant polyphenols, over several decades, has revealed numerous novel tannins and related compounds from a wide array of plant species. These findings have not only encouraged studies of the biosynthetic properties 67,68 and chemical synthesis 69,70 of these substances, but have also stimulated attempts to evaluate the physiological functions of chemically defined tannins. Newly discovered biological functions with respect to polyphenols from medicinal plants and edible fruits and beverages have led to claims that these substances have the potential to be used in the treatment of various chronic diseases that are related to oxidative stress and microbial infections. In the future, studies of plant polyphenols, based on the absorption and metabolism of ingested tannins and related polyphenols, will focus on the challenge of obtaining a better understanding of the bioavailability of these substances in humans.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0079-9920(05)80008-5
DO - 10.1016/S0079-9920(05)80008-5
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:68149138084
T3 - Recent Advances in Phytochemistry
SP - 163
EP - 190
BT - Recent Advances in Phytochemistry
PB - Elsevier Inc.
ER -