Publications for the metabolite 1-(3',4'-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3-(2'',4'',6''-trihydroxyphenyl)propan-2-ol with food phytochemical Procyanidin dimer B2

1. Stoupi S, Williamson G, Drynan JW, Barron D, Clifford MN: A comparison of the in vitro biotransformation of (-)-epicatechin and procyanidin B2 by human faecal microbiota. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2010 Jun;54(6):747-59. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.200900123. [PubMed:19943260 ]
2. Appeldoorn MM, Vincken JP, Aura AM, Hollman PC, Gruppen H: Procyanidin dimers are metabolized by human microbiota with 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid and 5-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-gamma-valerolactone as the major metabolites. J Agric Food Chem. 2009 Feb 11;57(3):1084-92. doi: 10.1021/jf803059z. [PubMed:19191673 ]