Metabolism of Quercetin and Tricin in the Male Rat 1

Summary

Increased levels of phenols were detected in the urine of quercetin-fed, but not tricin-fed rats. Undegraded flavonoid was detected in the feces of tricin-fed, but not quercetin-fed rats. Less than 50% of the tricin ingested by the rats was located in the feces. Fecal excretion of tricin stopped abruptly when tricin was removed from the diet.