[Application of plant polyphenols in environmental protection and agricultural production].
Plant polyphenols, the secondary metabolites in plant, contain many phenol-hydroxyl groups. They can bind with protein, alkaloids and polysaccharides, and consequently, exhibit an astringent property. Plant polyphenols can also bind with metal ions to form polyphenol-metal complexes, which are probably soluble or precipitated, depending on the type of plant polyphenols. Up to now, about 600 plant polyphenols have been found. Plant polyphenols can be applied widely in environmental pollution control and agriculture production.
Fu
Meiyun
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College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China. fmytch222@sohu.com
Zhou
Lixiang
L
D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000254:growth & development*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010636:Phenols / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry*; D059808:Polyphenols
D005419:Flavonoids; D010636:Phenols; D059808:Polyphenols