Flavonoids a Bioactive Compound from Medicinal Plants and Its Therapeutic Applications

Plants generally secrete secondary metabolites in response to stress. These secondary metabolites are very useful for humankind as they possess a wide range of therapeutic activities. Secondary metabolites produced by plants include alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, and steroids. Flavonoids are one of the classes of secondary metabolites of plants found mainly in edible plant parts such as fruits, vegetables, stems, grains, and bark. They are synthesized by the phenylpropanoid pathway. Flavonoids possess antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, and anticarcinogenic properties. Due to their various therapeutic applications, various pharmaceutical companies have exploited…

• SO
  Society of University Surgeons Foundation
• KK
  King Khalid University

  Award: RGP.02-87-43
• SU
  Sharda University

  Awards: SUSF2001/12, RGP.02-87-43, Seed Fund-4 2001 (SUSF2001/12)