Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A crystalline substance, C15H14O5, made by hydrolyzing phlorizin with dilute acids. It melts at 253–255° C., and is changed into phloretic acid and phloroglucinol by boiling with caustic potash. It is a febrifuge.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A bitter white crystalline substance obtained by the decomposition of phlorizin, and formerly used to some extent as a substitute for quinine.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
phloroglucin ester of paraoxyhydratropic acid, found in theleaves ofapple trees .
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The latest botanical wonders are acai berry and phloretin from apples.
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The latest botanical wonders are acai berry and phloretin from apples.
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The latest botanical wonders are acai berry and phloretin from apples.
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The order of potency was tannic acid phloretin taxifolin fustin.
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In mucolipidosis II fibroblast cultures, characterized by their preferential secretion of most newly synthesized hydrolases, quercetin and phloretin
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Naringin, quercetin, and phloretin moderately inhibited uptake by 30% while rutin and fisetin had no effect.
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(fustin, taxifolin, phloretin) and the polyphenol tannic acid were potent inhibitors.
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