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. 2020 Dec;9(12):7619–7631. doi: 10.21037/tcr-20-2359

Table 1. Classification of polyphenols.

Classification Representative members
Flavonoids
   Anthocyanins Delphinidin, pelargonidin, cyanidin, malvidin, aurantinidin, peonidin, petunidin, rosinidin
   Flavanols Epicatechin, epigallocatechin, EGCG, procyanidins, prodelphinidins
   Flavanones Hesperidin, naringenin, butin, eriodictyol, homoeriodictyol, isosakuranetin
Naringin, pinocembrin, poncirin, sakuranetin
Sakuranin, sterubin, pinostrobin
   Flavones Apigenin, chrysin, luteolin, acacetin, genkwanin, echioidinin, baicalein, oroxylon, wogonin, geraldone, tithonine, diosmetin, pilloin, velutin, scutellarein, hispidulin, sorbifolin, pectolinarigenin, zapotin, tricetin, jaceosidin, sinensetin, onopordin, tangeretin
   Flavonols Quercetin, kaempferol, myricetin,isorhamnetin, galangin, azaleatin, fisetin, gossypetin, kaempferide, morin, natsudaidain, pachypodol, rhamnazin
   Isoflavonoids Genistein, daidzein, formononetin
Phenolic acids
   Hydroxybenoic acid Ellagic acid, gallic acid, syringic acid
   Hydroxycinnamic acid Ferulic acid, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid
   Lignans Sesamin, secoisolariciresinol diglucoside, pinoresinol, lariciresinol, syringaresinol, hydroxymatairesinol, matairesinol
   Stilbenes Resveratrol, pterostilbene, piceatannol, viniferins