Phenolics in Food and Natural Health Products

Zusatztext The volume is sure to be hailed as a source of choice for studies on phenolics in foods and health effects. Current and Engineering Practice! Volume 48! 2005 Klappentext The book reviewed and gave new research discovery of the chemistry, analysis and health effects such as antioxidative, cancer preventive and anit-inflammatory properties of phenolic compunds in foods an natural health products. Zusammenfassung Phenolic and polyphenolic compounds in foods and natural nutraceutical products represent the most widely distributed plant secondary metabolites exerting their beneficial effects as free radical scavengers and chelators of pro-oxidant metals and thus preventing low-density lipoprotein oxidation and DNA strand scission or enhancing immune function. Phenolic compounds have been shown to control certain types of cancer, cardiovascular disease and the process ofageing. This book reports the chemistry and analysis of phenolic compounds in various foods such as wheat bans, canola hulls, blueberry leaf, sesame, edible oil seeds and honeybush tea. Extensive coverage was given to green and black tea. The chemistry of the production of black tea theaflavins, theaction mechanisms of theaflavins on anti-tumor effects, the anti-inflammatory activity of theaflavin, the bioavailability and biotransformation of tea polyphenols, and a practical example on the use of tea catechin as food antioxidant and antibacterial were presented. Anticancer effects of other polyphenols from apple, cranberry and spices are also discussed.

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• Authors: Fereidoon Shahidi, Fereidoon (Professor of Biochemistry Shahidi, Fereidoon Ho Shahidi
• Assisted by: Chi-Tang Ho (Editor), Chi-Tang (Professor of Food Science Ho (Editor), Ho Chi-Tang (Editor), Fereidoon Shahidi (Editor), Fereidoon (Professor of Biochemistry Shahidi (Editor), Shahidi Fereidoon (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.07.2005
• EAN: 9780841238916
• ISBN: 978-0-8412-3891-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: ACS Symposium Series; ACS Symposium; ACS Symposium Series; ACS Symposium
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry, SCIENCE / Chemistry / Organic, biochemistry, CARBOHYDRATES, lipids, proteins, Chemical biology