polyphenol
/pol-ee-fee-nawl, -nol/US // ˌpɒl iˈfi nɔl, -nɒl //
多酚,多酚类,多酚类物质
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Chemistry. a polymeric phenol.
- : Biochemistry. any of a group of naturally occurring compounds found significantly in fruits, vegetables, cereals, coffee, tea, and wine, and widely studied for properties believed to promote health and fight disease.See also flavonoid.
Examples
No matter how much marketers push polyphenols in red wine and bros peddle carbs in beer as recovery fuel, alcohol is bad for you.
The answer lies in polyphenol oxidase, an enzyme that combines with oxygen to speed up cellular decomposition.
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