Definition
Dimers and oligomers of flavan-3-ol units (CATECHIN analogs) linked mainly through C4 to C8 bonds to leucoanthocyanidins. They are structurally similar to ANTHOCYANINS but are the result of a different fork in biosynthetic pathways.
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Proanthocyanidins Health Effects
- Anti alopecic
- Anti atherosclerotic
- Anti CVI
- Anti diabetic
- Anti edemic
- Anti histaminic
- Anti ischemic
- Antioxidant
- Anti periodontal
- Anti plaque
- Anti proliferant
- Anti retinopathic
- Anti septic
- Anti stroke
- Antitumor
- Anti viral
- Beta-glucuronidase inhibitor
- Cardioprotective
- Collagenase inhibitor
- Deodorant
- Elastase inhibitor
- Gram(+)icide
- Gram(-)icide
- Hepatoprotective
- Hyaluronidase inhibitor
- Hypoglycemic
- Ornithine-decarboxylase inhibitor
- Propecic
- Vasodilator
- Vasorelaxant
- Anti bacterial
- Capillariprotective
- Collagenic
Proanthocyanidins Interacts with Diseases
Disease | Inference Score | References/Inference Genes |
Alzheimer's Disease | 37.04 |
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Reperfusion Injury | 26.13 |
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Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental | 25.83 |
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Colonic neoplasm | 23.51 |
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Trigeminal Neuralgia | 21.59 |
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Disease Models, Animal | 21.55 |
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Myocardial infarction | 20.98 |
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Brain Ischemia | 18.03 |
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Breast carcinoma | 16.62 |
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Learning Disorders | 16.18 |
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Adenocarcinoma | 15.68 |
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Alcoholic liver cirrhosis | 15.59 |
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Burns | 15.33 |
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Colitis | 15.21 |
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Colorectal cancer | 15.18 |
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Male infertility | 14.91 |
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Kidney Failure, Chronic | 14.76 |
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Memory Disorders | 14.53 |
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Prostatic Neoplasms | 14.44 |
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Heat Stroke | 14.37 |
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