Research Article

Antioxidant and Antidiabetic Effects of Flavonoids: A Structure-Activity Relationship Based Study

Table 4

Chemical structures and substituents of selected flavonoids.

ClassCompoundChemical structureSubstituents
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FlavoneWogoninHOHOHOCH3HH
Methyl ether (wogonin)HOCH3OCH3OCH3HH
Acetate (wogonin)HCH3COOCH3COOOCH3HH
TechtochrysinHOHOCH3HHH
8-Hydroxy-7-methoxy flavoneHHOCH3OHHH
ChrysinHOHOHHHH
NorwogoninHOHOHOHHH
Acetate (norwogonin)HCH3COOCH3COOCH3COOHH
IsoscutellareinHOHOHOHHOH
HypolaetinHOHOHOHOHOH

FlavonolKaempferolOHOHOHHHOH
QuercetinOHOHOHHOHOH

Flavanol(+)-Catechin (2R,3S)β-OHOHOHHOHOH
(−)-Epicatechin (2R,3R)α-OHOHOHHOHOH