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. 2011 Jan;76(1):R6–R15. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01957.x

Figure 5.

Figure 5

(A) Native flavonoid structure bond to saccharides found in fruits and vegetables. Enzymatic hydrolysis between both molecules during digestion is needed for free absorption of flavonoid in the intestine. (B) Electrostatic and van der Waals interactions between flavonoids (F) and other phenolic compounds with polysaccharide chains (P).