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Most flavonoids naturally occur in plants as:
Most flavonoids naturally occur in plants as:
Try to answer before revealing the correct option and explanation.
Correct Answer
✅ C. Glycosides
Explanation
In plants, flavonoids are mainly present as glycosides, where a sugar molecule is attached to the flavonoid structure. Glycosylation increases water solubility and improves stability within plant tissues.
Key Concept
Natural form = glycosides Sugar attachment increases solubility Aglycones are flavonoids without sugar which have less water solubility
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References
- Damodaran, S., Parkin, K.L. (2017). Fennema's Food Chemistry, 5th Edition. CRC Press.
- Belitz, H.D., Grosch, W., Schieberle, P. (2009). Food Chemistry, 4th Edition. Springer.
- deMan, J.M. et al. (2018). Principles of Food Chemistry, 4th Edition. Springer.
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