Avicularin is a bio-active flavonol isolated from a number of plants including Polygonum aviculare Rhododendron aureum and Taxillus kaempferi.It suppresses lipid accumulation through repression of C/EBPα-activated GLUT4-mediated glucose uptake in 3T3-L1 cells.
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