Quercetin

"Quercetin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A flavonol widely distributed in plants. It is an antioxidant, like many other phenolic heterocyclic compounds. Glycosylated forms include RUTIN and quercetrin.

Descriptor ID	D011794
MeSH Number(s)	D03.383.663.283.266.450.284.777 D03.633.100.150.266.450.284.777
Concept/Terms	Quercetin Quercetin Dikvertin 3,3',4',5,7-Pentahydroxyflavone

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring [D03.383]
Pyrans [D03.383.663]
Benzopyrans [D03.383.663.283]
Chromones [D03.383.663.283.266]
Flavonoids [D03.383.663.283.266.450]
Flavonols [D03.383.663.283.266.450.284]
Quercetin [D03.383.663.283.266.450.284.777]
Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring [D03.633]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring [D03.633.100]
Benzopyrans [D03.633.100.150]
Chromones [D03.633.100.150.266]
Flavonoids [D03.633.100.150.266.450]
Flavonols [D03.633.100.150.266.450.284]
Quercetin [D03.633.100.150.266.450.284.777]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	0	1	1
2007	0	1	1
2009	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	1	0	1
2015	0	1	1
2016	1	1	2
2018	3	0	3
2019	0	1	1
2020	1	1	2
2021	1	1	2
2022	0	2	2
2024	3	3	6

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Lin Y, McClements DJ, Zhang J, Ke L, He Y, Xiao J, Cao Y, Liu X. In vitro digestive behavior of emulsifier-stabilized excipient emulsions affects the bioaccessibility of flavonoids. J Sci Food Agric. 2025 Mar 15; 105(4):2146-2157.

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Li W, Zhu X, Zhou Y, Jiang Y, Feng J, McClements DJ, Hu K. Impact of calcium-reinforcement on stability, bioavailability, and bioactivity of quercetin-loaded zein/alginate-pectin nanoparticles. J Sci Food Agric. 2025 Feb; 105(3):1771-1782.

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Xu W, McClements DJ, Zhang Z, Zhang R, Qiu C, Zhao J, Jin Z, Chen L. Effect of tannic acid modification on antioxidant activity, antibacterial activity, environmental stability and release characteristics of quercetin loaded zein-carboxymethyl chitosan nanoparticles. Int J Biol Macromol. 2024 Nov; 280(Pt 2):135853.

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Chen L, Xu W, Yang Z, McClements DJ, Peng X, Xu Z, Meng M, Zou Y, Chen G, Jin Z. Co-encapsulation of quercetin and resveratrol: Comparison in different layers of zein-carboxymethyl cellulose nanoparticles. Int J Biol Macromol. 2024 Oct; 278(Pt 2):134827.

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Zhang Z, Jiang H, Chen G, Miao W, Lin Q, Sang S, McClements DJ, Jiao A, Jin Z, Wang J, Qiu C. Fabrication and characterization of polydopamine-mediated zein-based nanoparticle for delivery of bioactive molecules. Food Chem. 2024 Sep 01; 451:139477.

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Chung C, Baier S, McClements DJ, Decker EA. Stabilization of myoglobin from different species (produced by cellular agriculture) using food-grade natural and synthetic antioxidants. Food Res Int. 2024 Feb; 178:113965.

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Yang Z, McClements DJ, Peng X, Qiu C, Long J, Zhao J, Xu Z, Meng M, Chen L, Jin Z. Co-encapsulation of quercetin and resveratrol in zein/carboxymethyl cellulose nanoparticles: characterization, stability and in vitro digestion. Food Funct. 2022 Nov 14; 13(22):11652-11663.

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Chaudhary V, Katyal P, Panwar H, Kaur J, Aluko RE, Puniya AK, Poonia AK. Antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties of the red biopigment extract from Monascus purpureus (MTCC 369). J Food Biochem. 2022 09; 46(9):e14249.

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Zhou H, Zheng B, McClements DJ. Encapsulation of lipophilic polyphenols in plant-based nanoemulsions: impact of carrier oil on lipid digestion and curcumin, resveratrol and quercetin bioaccessibility. Food Funct. 2021 Apr 26; 12(8):3420-3432.

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Zhou H, Zheng B, McClements DJ. In Vitro Gastrointestinal Stability of Lipophilic Polyphenols is Dependent on their Oil-Water Partitioning in Emulsions: Studies on Curcumin, Resveratrol, and Quercetin. J Agric Food Chem. 2021 Mar 24; 69(11):3340-3350.

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