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Chapter 19
Polyphenols: Classifications, Biosynthesis
and Bioactivities
Habibu Tijjani, Maryam H. Zangoma, Zinat S. Mohammed,
Shakirdeen M. Obidola, Chukwuebuka Egbuna, and Suliat I. Abdulai
Abbreviations
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
DPPH
1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl
GST
Glutathione S-transferases
IL-6
Interleukin-6
LDL-c Low Density Lipoprotein-cholesterol
LOX
Lipoxygenase
NF-kB Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer
QR
Quinone reductases
RNS
Reactive Nitrogen Species
ROS
Reactive Oxygen Species
THF
Tumor necrosis
XO
Xanthine oxidase
H. Tijjani (*) · M. H. Zangoma · Z. S. Mohammed
Department of Biochemistry, Natural Product Research Laboratory, Bauchi State University,
Gadau, Nigeria
S. M. Obidola
Department of Crop Production Technology, Federal College of Forestry, Jos, Plateau State,
Nigeria
C. Egbuna
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu
Ojukwu University, Uli, Anambra State, Nigeria
Nutritional Biochemistry and Toxicology Unit, World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence,
Centre for Public Health and Toxicological Research (ACE-PUTOR),
University of Port-Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
S. I. Abdulai
Department of Biochemistry, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria