Abstract

A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ON FLAVONOIDS

Aasim Kazi*, Santosh Deshmukh, Rameej Mirza and Sagar Murtadak

Abstract

Flavonoids are naturally occuring polyphenolic compounds obtained from plants which are very useful as a dietary constituents having Antioxidant property followed by Anticancer,Hepatoprotective etc.Flavonoids are compounds that protects cells against damaging from free radicals such as oxygen species these are present in all type of plant in yellow or orange pigments from which they can be extracted through Ethanolic,Ethyl acetate extract.Flavonoids can also be synthesized in labs using lab chemicals such as benzaldehyde and acetophenone.In present review all possible synthesis and activities were explained.

Keywords: Flavonoids,Antioxidants,Polyphenolic compounds.