| 3-NT | 3-nitrotyrosine |
| AA | ascorbic acid |
| AV | avicularin (quercetin 3-O-α-L-arabinofuranoside |
| C-ELISA | the competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| CHA | chlorogenic acid |
| CVDs | cardiovascular diseases |
| CYE | Cyanidin chloride equivalents |
| DCA | 3-(3′,4′-dihydroxyphenyl)propionic acid (dihydrocaffeic acid) |
| DEF | diethyl ether fraction |
| dw | dry weight |
| EAF | ethyl acetate fraction |
| GAE | Gallic acid equivalents |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide |
| HOCl | hypochlorous acid |
| HMW | high molecular weight |
| JU | juglanin (kaempferol 3-O-α-L-arabinofuranoside) |
| KA | kaempferol |
| KT | kaempferitrin (kaempferol 3,7-di-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside) |
| LOOH | lipid hydroperoxides |
| MED | defatted methanol-water (7:3, v/v) extract |
| MQ | miquelianin (quercetin 3-O-β-D-glucuronopyranoside) |
| MW | molecular weight |
| NEAC | non-enzymatic antioxidant capacity of plasma |
| NO• | nitric oxide |
| ONOO− | peroxynitrite |
| O2•− | superoxide anion |
| OH• | hydroxyl radical |
| PA2 | proanthocyanidin A2 |
| PAA | 2-(3′,4′-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid |
| p-CA | p-coumaric acid |
| PCA | protocatechuic acid |
| PPA | 3-(4′-hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid |
| QU | quercetin |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SDS-PAGE | sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| TAC | total content of phenolic acids (HPLC-PDA) |
| TBARS | thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances |
| TFC | total flavonoid content (HPLC-PDA) |
| TPA | total proanthocyanidin content (n-butanol/HCl assay) |
| TPC | total phenolic content (Folin-Ciocalteu assay) |
| TPH | total phenolic content (HPLC-PDA-fingerprint) |