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What is a flavonoid?

What is a flavonoid? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (chemistry) Any of many compounds that are plant metabolites, being formally derived from flavone; they have antioxidant properties.
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Epigallocatechin gallate is a flavonoid antioxidant, which is an ideal scavenger of peroxyl radicals and is thus, in principle, an effective inhibitor of lipid peroxidation.
Quercetin is a flavonoid derived from a water-soluble plant pigment.
Anthocyanin is a type of complex flavonoid mainly produced by blue, purple or red colours and is normally found in natural foods.
This is the first report of the presence of these glycosylated flavonoid malonates in celery.
Legume roots are known to exude various flavonoid and isoflavonoid molecules that induce expression of nod genes by bacteria in rhizobia.
We were fascinated by your use of rutin, since this flavonoid is a constituent in many herbs, including chamomile, elderberry and hawthorn.

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