单词 | pycnogenol |
释义 | pycnogenoln. Biochemistry. Originally: any of a group of flavonoid compounds found esp. in pine bark. In later use: an extract of the bark of the maritime pine ( Pinus pinaster) containing such flavonoids, used as a dietary supplement for its antioxidant properties.A proprietary name. ΚΠ 1979 J. Masquelier in Internat. Jrnl. Vitamin & Nutrition Res. 49 307 Pycnogenols is the term put forward by the authors to designate flavan-3-ol derivatives, so as to distinguish these substances..from the heterogeneous group of flavonoid compounds. 1989 Nutrition News (Nexis) 31 Jan. 2 Pycnogenol has [a] molecular structure similar to compounds found in the family of flavonoids, known to be powerful antioxidant agents. 2001 Observer 24 June (Life Suppl.) 53/2 How else do you explain the recent claim that retsina, of all things, has life-extending qualities, thanks to high concentrations of an anti-oxidant called pycnogenol in the pine resin used to flavour the wine? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1979 |
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