Intestinal absorption and first-pass metabolism of polyphenol compounds in rat and their transport dynamics in Caco-2 cells.

BACKGROUND: Polyphenols, a group of complex naturally occurring compounds, are widely distributed throughout the plant kingdom and are therefore readily consumed by humans. The relationship between their chemical structure and intestinal absorption, transport, and first-pass metabolism remains unres...

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Main Authors: Zenghui Teng, Chengjun Yuan, Feng Zhang, Menglei Huan, Weidong Cao, Kangchu Li, Jingyue Yang, Dayong Cao, Siyuan Zhou, Qibing Mei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3258254?pdf=render