Plant phenolics and human health : biochemistry, nutrition, and pharmacology

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fraga, Cesar G. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken,NJ : John Wiley , 2010
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Dietary flavonoids and phenolic compounds
  • 2. Bioavailability of flavonoids and phenolic acids
  • 3. Biochemical actions of plant phenolics compounds : thermodynamic and kinetic aspects
  • 4. Flavonoids-membrane interactions : consequences for biological actions
  • 5. The biochemistry behind the potential cardiovascular protection by dietary flavonoids
  • 6. Dietary flavanols : biochemical basis of short-term and longer-term vascular responses
  • 7. Green tea catechins : anticancer effects and molecular targets
  • 8. Flavonols : metabolism, bioavailability, and health impacts
  • 9. Flavonols : biochemistry behind cardiovascular effects
  • 10. Metabolism, bioavailability, and analysis of dietary isoflavones
  • 11. Phytoestrogens up-regulate antioxidant genes
  • 12. Dietary isoflavones : cardiovascular actions and activation of cellular signalling pathways
  • 13. Bioavailability and metabolism of resveratrol
  • 14. Resveratrol : biochemistry and functions
  • 15. Resveratrol : the biochemistry behind its anticancer effects
  • 16. Curcumin : the biochemistry behind its anticancer effects
  • 17. Plant phenolic compounds : modulation of cytoprotective enzymes and Nrf2/ARE signaling
  • 18. Phenolics in aging and neurodegenerative disorders
  • 19. Natural phenolics and metal metabolism in neurodegenerative diseases
  • 20. Epidemiology behind fruit and vegetable consumption and cancer risk with focus on flavonoids
  • 21. Phenylpropanoid metabolism in plants : biochemistry, functional biology, and metabolic engineering