Are Flavonoid and Flavonol Difference?

As nouns the difference between flavonoid and flavonol
is that flavonoid is (chemistry) any of many compounds that are plant metabolites, being formally derived from flavone; they have antioxidant properties while flavonol is (organic chemistry) any of several flavonoids that have a 3-hydroxyflavone backbone.

Is flavonol and flavonoid same?

Flavonols are flavonoids with a ketone group. They are building blocks of proanthocyanins. Flavonols occur abundantly in a variety of fruits and vegetables. The most studied flavonols are kaempferol, quercetin, myricetin and fisetin (Fig.

Is quercetin a flavonoid?

Quercetin belongs to a group of plant pigments called flavonoids that give many fruits, flowers, and vegetables their colors. Flavonoids, such as quercetin, are antioxidants.

Robert Thorne

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