Modern analytical methods used to study the pharmacokinetics of quercetin and other flavonols, i.e., biologically active compounds that exhibit various therapeutic properties, were reviewed. The preparation of biological fluids and tissues for analysis, chromatography conditions, and mass spectrometric detection for various flavonols as the aglycons and glycosides and their metabolites were discussed. Quantitative analyses of flavonol concentrations in biological samples and their mass spectrometric identification in in vitro and in vivo studies during tests with pure compounds and multi-constituent plant extracts were presented as typical examples.
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Translated from Khimiko-Farmatsevticheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 48, No. 8, pp. 3 – 16, August, 2014.
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Guglya, E.B. Pharmacokinetics of Quercetin and Other Flavonols Studied by Liquid Chromatography and LC-MS (a Review). Pharm Chem J 48, 489–498 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11094-014-1137-0
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