Table 3.

Flavones and their biological activities or functions.

Name	Quinoa Part Used for Isolation	Biological Activity or Function	Ref.
Acacetin (30)	Flour	-	[33]
		Antioxidant activity	[83]
		Spasmolytic and antinociceptive activities	[85]
		Antiproliferative activity	[86]
		Antiherpetic activity	[87]
		Anticancer activity	[88]
		Anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities	[89]
		Hypouricemic effect	[90]
Isovitexin (31)	Sprouts	-	[34]
		Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities	[84]
		Anti-neoplastic effect	[91]
		Anti-tumour activity	[92]
		Neuroprotective effect	[93]
		Anxiolytic property	[94]
		Anti-Alzheimer‘s disease	[95]
		Reduced postprandial blood glucose	[96]
		Inhibitory effect on α-glucosidase	[97]
		Inhibitory activity on rat lens aldose reductase	[98]
Orientin (32)	Seeds	-	[34]
		Anticancer activity	[7]
		Anti-inflammatory activity	[99]
		Antioxidant activity	[100]
		Antiapoptosis activity	[101]
		Antithrombotic and antiplatelet activities	[102]
		Antiproliferative activity	[103]
Vitexin (33)	Sprouts and seeds	-	[34]
		Anti-carcinogenic effect	[91]
		Anxiolytic property	[94]
		Anti-Alzheimer’s disease property	[95]
		Reduced postprandial blood glucose	[96]
		Inhibitory effect on α-glucosidase	[97]
		Induced apoptosis property	[104]
		Agonist-induced regulation of vascular contractility	[105]
		Antioxidant activity	[106]
		Anti-inflammatory activity	[107]
		Neuroprotective effect	[108]
		Anti-depressant effect	[109]
		Anti-convulsant effect	[110]
		Antiepileptic effect	[111]
		Anti-nociceptive effect	[112]
		Anti-hypoxia/ischemia injury	[113]
		Anti-ischemia/reperfusion injury	[114]
		Anti-thyroid effect	[115]
		Antimicrobial activity	[116]
		Anti-viral effect	[117]