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- noun An antioxidant
flavonoid with possible health benefits, found in many plant sources, including apples,bilberry ,grapeseed , pine bark, and blackchokeberry .
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Examples
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Das also shared a 2002 patent on the use of another compound in grape skins called proanthocyanidin to prevent and treat heart conditions.
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The researchers think that the chemical in cranberries that might prevent cystitis is proanthocyanidin.
Cranberry juice might not be so good for bladder infections 2010
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Vitamin E is an important antioxidant in grape seed, but even more powerful are the flavonoids called oligomeric proanthocyanidin complexes, or OPCs, according to the UMMC.
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Vitamin E is an important antioxidant in grape seed, but even more powerful are the flavonoids called oligomeric proanthocyanidin complexes, or OPCs, according to the UMMC.
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Derek Stewart, from the Scottish Crop Research Institute says: We know from a range of studies that proanthocyanidin containing fruit like cranberries are great at reducing the incidence of urinary tract infections.
British blackcurrents can beat cystitis? Thatsnews 2006
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HAGERMAN, A.E. and BUTLER, L.G. (1981) The specificity of proanthocyanidin-protein interactions.
Chapter 2 1994
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HAGERMAN, A.E. and BUTLER, L.G. (1981) The specificity of proanthocyanidin-protein interactions.
Chapter 4 1994
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The substance responsible for this effect was identified in 1998 by a team of researchers in New Jersey as proanthocyanidin, a chemical related to tannin.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ABIGAIL ZUGER 2011
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An aqueous extract of cinnamon that is rich in uniquely linked proanthocyanidin antioxidants.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010
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"Understanding which (and how) plant-derived phytochemicals, such as fruit-derived proanthocyanidin and anthocyanin compounds, modulate these cellular events may ultimately lead to the development of functional foods that reduce the risk of allergy-induced asthma and/or allergic conditions in general."
The Biotech Weblog 2010
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