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“It is concluded that quercetin increases the bioavailability of the pro-carcinogen PhIP in rats pointing at a potential adverse effect of this supposed beneficial food ingredient.”
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association • 2008 | View Paper
“However, quercetin did alter distribution of PhlP in the rat tissues compared to control animals and animals fed other potential dietary chemopreventive agents, including phenylethyl isothiocyanate and sulforaphane.”
Drugs under experimental and clinical research • 2005 | View Paper
“Several of these agents, quercetin , ethoxyquin, and black tea, were found to strongly inhibit PhIP N-hydroxylation in rat liver microsomes, resulting in a nearly 85-90% decrease in activity at 100 microM or 0.2%.”
“Norartocarpetin, quercetin and naringenin were found to effectively inhibit 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) formation through trapping its phenylacetaldehyde and form their adducts in roast beef patties.”
“Moreover, quercetin showed a more potent inhibitory effect on PhIP formation in microwave heating systems than in conductive heating models.”
“ Quercetin has been shown to inhibit PhIP formation by trapping phenylacetaldehyde to form two human beneficial adducts 6-C-(E-phenylethenyl)quercetin (6-CEPQ) and 8-C-(E-phenylethenyl)quercetin (8-CEPQ).”