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. 2020 Apr 9;9(4):305. doi: 10.3390/antiox9040305

Table 4.

Biological properties of the identified polyphenols.

Polyphenols Chemical Structure Bioactive Properties Reference
Protocatechuic acid graphic file with name antioxidants-09-00305-i001.jpg Antimicrobial, Anticancer, Antioxidant, Neuroprotective. [69,70,71,72,73]
(+)-Catechin graphic file with name antioxidants-09-00305-i002.jpg Antioxidant, Antibacterial, Anti-adipogenic, Anti-inflammatory [74,75,76]
Gentisic acid graphic file with name antioxidants-09-00305-i003.jpg Anti-inflammatory, Antirheumatic, Analgesic activities, Antioxidant, Anticancer. [70,77,78,79]
Vanillic acid graphic file with name antioxidants-09-00305-i004.jpg Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Anticancer. [80,81,82]
Syringaldehyde graphic file with name antioxidants-09-00305-i005.jpg Antidiabetic, Anti-inflammatory, Antifungal, Antimicrobial [83,84,85]
p-Coumaric acid graphic file with name antioxidants-09-00305-i006.jpg Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Antiviral, Antimutagenic, Anticancer, Analgesic, Antipyretic, Anti-ulcer, Anti-Arthritis, Antiplatelet aggregation, Anxiolytic. [86,87,88,89,90,91]
Ferulic acid graphic file with name antioxidants-09-00305-i007.jpg Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Anti-inflammatory, Antidiabetic, Anticancer. [92,93,94,95]
m-coumaric acid graphic file with name antioxidants-09-00305-i008.jpg Antioxidant, Inhibitory effect on the proliferation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. [96,97]
o-coumaric acid graphic file with name antioxidants-09-00305-i009.jpg Anticarcinogenic, Antibacterial, Antialgal, Antilipidemic, Antioxidant, Anti-obesity. [98,99,100]
Cinnamic acid graphic file with name antioxidants-09-00305-i010.jpg Antimicrobial, Anticancer, Antioxidant, Antibacterial [101,102,103]
Quercetin graphic file with name antioxidants-09-00305-i011.jpg Anti-inflammatory, Anti-hypertensive, Vasodilator effect, Anti-obesity, Anti-hypercholesterolemic, Anti-atherosclerotic, Anticancer, Cytoprotective, Antidiabetic, Antioxidant, Antiviral, Antimicrobial [104,105,106,107]
kaempferol graphic file with name antioxidants-09-00305-i012.jpg Antioxidant, Anticancer, Antiangiogenic, Neuroprotective effect, Hepatoprotective effect, Antidiabetic, Antimicrobial [108,109,110,111]