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Phytochemicals & Phytopharmaceuticals
Editor:Fereidoon Shahidi and Chi-Tang Ho ISBN:1-893997-05-7
Format: Hardback Books Product Code:134
Topics:Health - Nutrition - Biochemistry
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Plants provide a rich source of phytochemicals and phytopharmaceuticals and have been used since antiquity to treat, manage, or possibly cure different diseases. In recent years, due to increasing demands of consumers for alternative and preventive health management, there has been a renewed interest in plant materials. Thus, the market for supplements and nutraceuticals has expanded exponentially, and the public interest in phytochemicals and phytopharmaceuticals has been considerable.

Released: 05/01/2000; 448 pages
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Table of Contents
1. Plants as Medicine: The Role of Phytochemicals in Optimal Health
2. Research Incentives for Functional Foods and Phytochemicals: U.S. Policyand Industry Preference
3. New Opportunities to Bring Nutritionally Superior Food Products to theMarket
4. Conceptualization of the Prooxidant and Antioxidant Actions of PlantFood Chemicals
5. A Novel Approach for Discovering Phytopharmaceuticals
6. Variables Effecting the Phytochemical Contents of Garlic and Its HealthBenefits
7. Citrus Limonoids: Biochemistry and Possible Importance to Human Nutrition
8. Limonoid Glucosides: Systemic Effects on Oral Carcinogenesis
9. Bioactive Components of Flaxseed: Occurrence and Health Benefits
10. Medicinal Lignans from Flaxseed: Isolation and Purification
11. Reaction of a-Tocopherol During the Peroxidation of Phospholipids inLiposomes
12. Serum Antioxidant Capacity Assessed by an Iron-Dependent Assay in CarotidStenotics given Tocotrienols and Tocopherols
13. Role of Flavonols and Anthocyanins from Fruits and Vegetables in CancerPrevention
14. Dietary Intake of Flavonoids and Isoflavonoids by Japanese and TheirPharmacokinetics and Bioactives
15. Membrane Localizations of Carotenoids and a-Tocopherol and their AntioxidantProperties from Singlet Oxygen
16. Carotenoid Regeneration of Phenolic Compounds from Phenoxyl Radicalsin Relation to Oxidative Defense
17. Inhibition of Carcinogenesis by Tea Constituents and the MechanismsInvolved
18. Antioxidative Activity of (-)-Epicatechin in Rat Plasma: IntragastricalAdministration and Its Metabolites
19. Antibacterial Actions of Tea Polyphenols and Their Practical Applicationsin Humans
20. Free-Radical-Scavenging Action of Catechin and Related Compounds inHomogenous and Micellar Solutions
21. Modulating the Prooxidative Mitotic Signaling as Action. Mechanismsof the Cancer Chemopreventive Agents Including Curcumin, Epigallocatechin Gallate, and Other Phytopolyphenols
22. Radical Scavenging Activity of Maillard Reaction Substances
23. Reactive Oxygen Scavenging Compound Isolated from Adzuki Beans
24. Antioxidative and Cytotoxic Components of Highbush Blueberry (Vacciniumcorymbosum L.)
25. Antioxidants of Evening Primrose
26. Antioxidant and Anti-Tumor Activity of Rosemary Leaves
27. Anti-Tumor Activity of an Extract of the Gum Exudate from the Tree BoselliaSerrata
28. Inhibitory Effect of Resveratrol and Related Compounds on the MacromolecularSynthesis in HL-60 Cells and the Metabolism
of 7,12-Dimethylbenz[a]anthraceneby Mouse Liver Microsomes
29. Chemiluminescence of Hydrogen Peroxide/Gallic Acid/Horseradish PeroxidaseSystem
30. Bioactive Metabolites from Yucatecan Medicinal Plants
31. Antioxidative Fractions from the Leaves of Betel (Piper Betle L.)
32. Affinities of Dietary Phenolic Antioxidants for Lipid Bilayers
33. CimiPure™ (Cimicifuga racemosa): A Standardized Black Cohosh Extractwith Novel Triterpene Glycoside for Menopausal Women
34. Natural Products of Agrochemical Interest from Mexican Labiatae
35. Synthetic Study of a Highly Antitumorigenic Marine Phytochemical, HalichondrinB
36. Phenolics from Deciduous Leaves and Coniferous Needles as Sources ofNovel Control Agents for Lepidopteran Forest Pests
37. Pharmacological Aspects and Analysis of Potato Glycoalkaloids

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