Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Rutic acid.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) A glucoside resembling, but distinct from, quercitrin. Rutin is found in the leaves of the rue (Ruta graveolens) and other plants, and obtained as a bitter yellow crystalline substance which yields quercitin on decomposition.

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  • noun biochemistry A flavonoid, found in many plants, that is a glycoside of quercetin and rutinose.

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Examples

  • Rooibos also contains calcium, fluoride, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper and potassium along with other flavonoids such as rutin, and various proanthocyanidins.

    Rooibos Tea--good for pregnancy, breastfeeding, and anytime! GreenFertility 2007

  • SU: Caper contains mainly water (85%), bitter glycosides (such as rutin and glucocapparin), pentosans, rutic acid, pectin, and saponin.

    Summit Daily News - Top Stories 2010

  • On the other hand, flavonoids such as rutin, naringin and catechin were inactive in both systems.

    Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010

  • SU: Caper contains mainly water (85%), bitter glycosides (such as rutin and glucocapparin), pentosans, rutic acid, pectin, and saponin.

    Summit Daily News - Top Stories 2010

  • At least two small clinical trials, both fundedby the manufacturer, have tested a supplement containing bromelain plus two other substances that theoretically might ease arthritis — the enzyme trypsin and the antioxidant rutin.

    Q&A: Pineapple pills for arthritis pain? 2010

  • At least two small clinical trials, both fundedby the manufacturer, have tested a supplement containing bromelain plus two other substances that theoretically might ease arthritis—the enzyme trypsin and the antioxidant rutin.

    Q&A: Pineapple pills for arthritis pain? 2010

  • Buckwheat contains rutin, a medicinal chemical that strengthens capillary walls, reducing hemorrhaging in people with high blood pressure and increasing microcirculation in people with chronic venous insufficiency.

    [the cabbage] neo-feudal staple 2009

  • Yoga sebanarnya mudah dilakukan dan memiliki dampak positif, bila dilakukan secara rutin dan flexible.

    Yoga Ajaran Hindu Fenomenal 2009

  • This enzymatic reaction also leads to the formation of rutin often seen as crystallized white spots on the surfaces of individual caper buds.

    What is a caper, exactly? Annette 2008

  • This enzymatic reaction also leads to the formation of rutin often seen as crystallized white spots on the surfaces of individual caper buds.

    Archive 2008-08-01 Annette 2008

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