Abstract

A REVIEW OF QUERCETIN: ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTICANCER PROPERTIES

ABSTRACT

Quercetin is found in various food products and plants, including fruits, seeds, vegetables, tea, coffee, bracken fern, and natural dyes. Quercetin is one of the natural antioxidant; its anticancer properties have been proved by in vivo and in vitro experiments. A number of its actions make it a potential anti-cancer agent. Several studies demonstrated that quercetin has a significant role in inhibition of breast, colon, prostate, ovary, endometrium, and lung tumor cancer cells. Present review is covering brief description of chemical and physical properties, ADME, Antioxidant and anti-cancer activity with mechanisms of action of quercetin.

Keywords: Quercetin, ADME of quercetin, Antioxidant, Anticancer.