Plant phenolics and human health: biochemistry, nutrition, and pharmacology
Hoboken, N.J.
Wiley
c2010
xii, 593 p.: ill.; 25 cm
The Wiley-IUBMB series on biochemistry and molecular biology
Includes bibliographical references and index
edited by Cesar G. Fraga
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Dietary flavonoids and phenolic compounds / Indu B. Jaganath and Alan Crozier -- Bioavailability of flavanols and phenolic acids / Laure Poquet, Michael N. Clifford, and Gary Williamson -- Biochemical actions of plant phenolics compounds: thermodynamic and kinetic aspects / Cesar G. Fraga, Gulcin Sagdicoglu Celep, and Monica Galleano -- Flavonoids-membrane interactions: consequences for biological actions / Sandra V. Verstraeten, Cesar G. Fraga, and Patricia I. Oteiza -- The biochemistry behind the potential cardiovascular protection by dietary flavonoids / Wai Mun Loke, Jonathan M. Hodgson, and Kevin D. Croft -- Dietary flavanols : biochemical basis of short-term and longer-term vascular responses / Tankred ... ]et al.[ -- Green tea catechins : anticancer effects and molecular targets / Naghma Khan and Hasan Mukhtar -- Flavonols : metabolism, bioavailability, and health impacts / Junji Terao -- Flavonols : biochemistry behind cardiovascular effects / Francisco Perez-Vizcaino and Juan Duarte -- Metabolism, bioavailability, and analysis of dietary isoflavones / Adrian A. Franke ... ]et al.[ -- Phytoestrogens up-regulate antioxidant genes / Consuelo Borras and Jose Vina -- Dietary isoflavones : cardiovascular actions and activation of cellular signalling pathways / Richard C.M. Siow and Giovanni E. Mann -- Bioavailability and metabolism of resveratrol / Christina Andres-Lacueva ... ]et al.[ -- Resveratrol : biochemistry and functions / Samarjit Das, Hannah R. Vasanthi, and Dipak K. Das -- Resveratrol : the biochemistry behind its anticancer effects / Joydeb K. Kundu and Young-Joon Surh -- Curcumin : the biochemistry behind its anticancer effects / Preetha Anand, Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara, and Bharat B. Aggarwal -- Plant phenolic compounds : modulation of cytoprotective enzymes and Nrf2/ARE signaling / Siwang Yu ... ]et al.[ -- Phenolics in aging and neurodegenerative disorders / Vittorio Calabrese ... ]et al.[ -- Natural phenolics and metal metabolism in neurodegenerative diseases / Baolu Zhao -- Epidemiology behind fruit and vegetable consumption and cancer risk with focus on flavonoids / Marta Rossi ... ]et al.[ -- Phenylpropanoid metabolism in plants : biochemistry, functional biology, and metabolic engineering / Alberto B. Landolino and Douglas R. Cook