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Flavonoid aglycones, members of an ubiquitous class of plant phenols, have often been proposed to act as antioxidants.1,2 More recently this activity has been specifically attributed to their radical-scavenging capabilities.3–8 Compounds of various structural features have already been tested,4,7,9,10 but only qualitative conclusions could be drawn.
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Bors, W., Heller, W., Michel, C., Saran, M. (1990). Radical Chemistry of Flavonoid Antioxidants. In: Emerit, I., Packer, L., Auclair, C. (eds) Antioxidants in Therapy and Preventive Medicine. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 264. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5730-8_25
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