FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2002, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (6): 154-156.

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Progress Study on the Application of Quercetin in Medical Science

 WU  Jian-Wen, LI  Bing, LI  Lin   

  • Online:2002-06-15 Published:2012-02-13

Abstract: Quercetin(3,5,7,3’,4’-pentahydraoxy -flavone)wasoneofimportantconstituentsexistedinallkinds offruitsandvegetables.Asamember ofFlavonoids,Quercetinhadallkin dsofbio -functionsofFlavonoids,s uchasthe quenchingof 1 O 2 ,andscavengingoffreeradicals and antioxidant.Its bio -functions and newprogress ofits applications inmedical science,foodand chemical analysis were reviewedinthis paper.

Key words: Quercetin , Antioxidant , Bio -function , Application