Owing to their specific pyrylium nucleus (C-ring), anthocyanins express a much richer
chemical reactivity than the other flavonoid classes. For instance, anthocyanins are weak …

Anthocyanins belong to the flavonoid group of polyphenolic compounds, which are
responsible for the red and blue colors of plant organs such as fruits, flowers, and leaves …

Vegetables are known to contain a wide variety of antioxidants which may provide protection
against the development of a number of disease states. Recently there has been a large …

There is an increased interest in secondary plant metabolites, such as polyphenols and
carotenoids, due to their proposed health benefits. Much attention has focused on their …

The bio-accessibility (the release of compounds from solid food matrices) of grape
polyphenols using an in vitro model simulating gastro-intestinal conditions has been …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been correlated with almost every human disease. Yet
clinical exploitation of these hypotheses by pharmacological modulation of ROS has been …

Originating in the grapes, monomeric anthocyanins in young red wines contribute the
majority of color and the supposed beneficial health effects related to their consumption, and …

Evidence that anthocyanin compounds have beneficial effects for health are increasingly
being reported in the scientific literature and these compounds are now widely recognised …

Anthocyanins are particularly abundant in different fruits, especially in berries. The beneficial
effects of these compounds for human health have been known from at least the 16th …

Oxidative stress is a key feature of the atherothrombotic process involved in the etiology of
heart attacks, ischemic strokes, and peripheral arterial disease. It stands to reason that …