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Atividades biológicas dos flavonoides: atividade antimicrobiana

Authors: Flambó, Diana Filipa Afonso Lopes Peres;

Atividades biológicas dos flavonoides: atividade antimicrobiana

Abstract

Os flavonoides pertencem a um grupo importante de substâncias naturais constituído por estruturas polifenólicas e que geralmente estão presentes em folhas, flores, raízes e frutos das plantas. As suas principais classes são os flavonóis, flavonas, flavanonas, flavanas, isoflavonoides e antocianinas. Este trabalho tem por objetivo fazer uma revisão acerca de algumas atividades biológicas dos flavonoides dando um particular interesse à atividade antimicrobiana e imunomoduladora destes compostos. Embora a presença de substâncias antimicrobianas nas plantas não seja uma realidade recente, o surgimento de microrganismos resistentes tem incentivado a comunidade científica na pesquisa de novos agentes antimicrobianos. Por outro lado, os flavonoides são capazes de modular a atividade de enzimas e afetar o comportamento de muitos sistemas celulares, exercendo efeitos benéficos sobre o organismo. Através desta pesquisa verifica-se que a comunidade científica tem movido grandes esforços para relatar os potenciais benefícios e atividades dos flavonoides, apesar de ainda ser necessária muito mais informação nesta área. Flavonoids belong to a large group of substances consisting of natural polyphenolic structures and generally are present in leaves, flowers, roots and fruits of plants. Main classes are flavonols, flavones, flavanones, flavans, isoflavones and anthocyanins. This paper aims to do a review on some biological activities of flavonoids giving special interest to the antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activity of these compounds. Although the presence of antimicrobial substances in plants is not a recent reality, the emergence of resistant microorganisms has encouraged the scientific community in the search for new antimicrobial agents. Furthermore, the flavonoids are capable of modulating the activity of enzymes and affect the behavior of many cellular systems, exerting beneficial effects on the organism. Through this research it appears that the scientific community has moved great efforts to report the potential benefits and activities of flavonoids, although still required much more information in this area.

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