Flavonoids in Cell Function covers a range of topics discussing various approaches to flavonoid study, starting at plant-microbe communication through analytical methods to medicinal and systemic ramifications of these compounds.

Contents:

1. Flavonoids in cell function
2. Host recognition by pathogenic fungi through plant flavonoids
3. Signalling in arbuscular mycorrhiza: Facts and hypotheses
4. The use of a photoactivatable kaempferol analogue to probe the role of flavonol 3-O-galactosyltransferase in pollen germination
5. Flavonoids: signal molecules in plant development
6. Modern analytical techniques for flavonoid determination
7. HPLC-mass spectrometry of isoflavonoids in soy and the American groundnut, Apios americana
8. History as a tool in identifying "new" old drugs
9. Potential health benefits from the flavonoids in grape products on vascular disease
10. Polyphenol antioxidants in citrus juices: in vitro and in vivo studies relevant to heart disease
11. Inhibition of colonic aberrant crypt formation by the dietary flavonoids (+)-catechin and hesperidin
12. The citrus methoxyflavone tangeretin affects human cell-cell interactions
13. Xanthine oxidase and xanthine dehydrogenase inhibition by the procyanidin-rich french maritime pine bark extract, Pycnogenol®: A protein binding effect
14. Human 17ß-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 5 is inhibited by dietary flavonoids
15. Interactions of flavones and other phytochemicals with adenosine receptors
16. Regulation of lipoprotein metabolism in HepG2 cells by citrus flavonoids
17. Anti-inflammatory actions of a micronized, purified flavonoid fraction in ischemia/reperfusion
18. Flavonoids and gene expression in mammalian cells

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