POLYPHENOLS: FOOD SOURCES, BIOACTIVE PROPERTIES AND ANTIOXIDANT EFFECTS

POLYPHENOLS: FOOD SOURCES, BIOACTIVE PROPERTIES AND ANTIOXIDANT EFFECTS

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1: AGRICULTURAL BY-PRODUCTS AS IMPORTANT FOOD SOURCES OF POLYPHENOLS

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. CLASSIFICATION OF FOOD PHENOLICS

3. OVERVIEW OF SELECTED AGRICULTURAL BY-PRODUCTS RICH IN POLYPHENOLS

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 2: THE ROLE OF POLYPHENOLS IN THE PREVENTION OF ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT INDUCED INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNOSUPPRESSION: A KEY PROCESS IN PHOTOCARCINOGENESIS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

POLYPHENOLS

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 3: YERBA MATE (ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS): A PSYCHO-STIMULANT PLANT WITH ANTI-OXIDANT PROPERTIES

ABSTRACT

I. INTRODUCTION

II. PHYTOCHEMISTRY

III. BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES AND HEALTH EFFECTS

IV. ARE THE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS LINKED TO ITS ANTI-OXIDANT CAPACITY?

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 4: MEDITERRANEAN DIET: A PRECIOUS TOOL FOR FIGHTING INFLAMMATORY DISEASES

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

1. THE INFLAMMATORY PROCESS

2. WINE

3. VIRGIN OLIVE OIL

4. HERBS, VEGETABLES AND FRUITS

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 5: PLANT POLYPHENOLS AND HUMAN HEALTH

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

STRUCTURE AND CLASSES OF POLYPHENOLS

BIOAVAILABILITY

POLYPHENOLS AND HUMAN HEALTH

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 6: INDUSTRIAL APPLE POMACE: A RICH SOURCE OF ANTI-INFLAMMATORY POLYPHENOLS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

MATERIALS AND METHODS

RESULTS

DISCUSSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

Chapter 7: BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM DIFFERENT FOOD SOURCES: BIOSYNTHESIS, OCCURRENCE AND POTENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS

ABSTRACT

ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES PROTECTION

NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES PROTECTION

REFERENCES

Chapter 8: ROLE OF POLYPHENOLS IN HUMAN DISEASE

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. OXIDATIVE STRESS

3. ANTIOXIDANT DEFENSE SYSTEM

4. BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYPHENOLS

5. BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYPHENOLS

ROLE OF POLYPHENOLS AGAINST NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

CONCLUDING REMARKS AND PERSPECTIVES

REFERENCES

Chapter 9: POLYPHENOLS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES: MECHANISM OF ACTION

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. ABSORPTION AND METABOLISM OF POLYPHENOLS

3. VASODILATORY EFFECTS OF POLYPHENOLS

4. ANTIINFLAMMATORY EFFECTS OF POLYPHENOLS

5. ANTITHROMBOTIC EFFECTS OF POLYPHENOLS

6. ANTIATHEROGENIC EFFECTS OF POLYPHENOLS

CONCLUDING REMARKS AND PERSPECTIVES

REFERENCES

Chapter 10: INFLUENCE OF EXTRACTION METHODS ON STABILITY OF POLYPHENOLS

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. MATERIALS AND METHODS

3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

Chapter 11: BIOACTIVITY OF POLYPHENOLIC RICH FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND NUTRACEUTICALS FROM THE TROPICAL ISLAND OF MAURITIUS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AS A SOURCE OF POLYPHENOLS AND ANTIOXIDANTS

BLACK TEA AND GREEN TEA AND THEIR BIOACTIVE ANTIOXIDANT CONSTITUENTS

PROPHYLACTIC POTENTIAL OF POLYPHENOLIC RICH EXTRACTS: MECHANISMS BEYOND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES

GREEN TEA EXTRACTS

CITRUS EXTRACTS

GARLIC EXTRACT

GRAPE EXTRACT

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

INDEX