Classification Flashcards
Classification of nutraceuticals
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Food source
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Mechanism of action
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Chemical nature /structure
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Choline
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Lecithin
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DHA
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Isoprenoid
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Phenolic compound
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Protein /amino acid
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Carbohydrate and derivative
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Fatty acid and structural lipid
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Minerals
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Microbial
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Basis of many plant derived nutraceuticals
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Secondary plant metabolite
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Found in tea
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Cyanogenic glycoside and alkaloids
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Monosaccharides
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Oligosaccharide
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Polysaccharide
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Carotenoids
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Tocopherol
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Tocotrienols
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Saponins
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Phytsterols
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Similar to the structure of cholesterol
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Xanthophylls
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Natural surfactant/detergents
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Desert plant yucca and quillaja
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Ligament
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Cholesterol lowering effect inculde glycoside and alkaloids
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Digitalis
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Saw palmetto oil
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Purely hydrocarbon molecule
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Lycopene
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B-carotene
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Provitamins activity
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Polyisoprenoids activity
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Siberian ginseng saponin
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Plant sterol
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Example of omega 3 polyunsaturated
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Example of omega 6 polyunsaturated
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Example of monosaccharides
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Example of oligsaccride
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Example of polysaccharide
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Cyanogenic glycoside and alkaloids
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Quercetin
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Hesperiden
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Sphingolipds
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Capsaicinoids
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Indoles
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Folate
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Choline
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Isothiocyanates
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Tannins
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Catechins
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Coumarins
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Isothiocyanates
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