Lycopene - Nutritional, Medicinal and Therapeutic Properties

Informationen zum Autor Preedy! V R ; Watson! Ronald R. Zusammenfassung This monograph serves as a reference for providing a better understanding of the role of lycopene in promoting health, and by encouraging a deeper understanding of approaches to a healthy diet and life. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: Characterization of Lycopene from Chemistry to Basic Physiological Functions: Lycopene Overview: What it is and What it; Stability of Lycopene During Food Processing and Storage; Lycopene Metabolites: Apo-lycopenals; Non-covalent Binding of Lycopene and Lycophyll; Risk Assessment of Lycopene Part 2: Biochemical and Physiological Features of Lycopene's Effects: Lycopene and Peroxynitrite Modifications; Lycopene and Down-regulation of Cyclin D1! pAKT and Perfect Bindad; Lycopene and Chylomicrons; Lycopene and Chromosomal Aberrations; Lycopene and Lycopene-enriched Prostasomes; Topically Applied Lycopene and Antioxidant Capacity; Lycopene and Cardiovascular Diseases; Effects of Lycopene and Monounsaturated Fat Combination on Serum Lycopene! Lipid and Lipoprotein Concentrations; Lycopene: Cataract and Oxidative Stress; Lycopene and Bone Tissue Part 3: Lycopene and Cancer: Lycopene and Its Potential Role in Prostate Cancer Prevention; Lycopene and Urokinase Receptor Expression in Prostate Cancer Cells; Lycopene and Lung Cancer; Breast Cancer and Lycopene; Lycopene and Colon Cancer

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• Authors: V R Watson Preedy, V. R. Watson Preedy
• Assisted by: V R Preedy (Editor), V. R. Preedy (Editor), Victor R. Preedy (Editor), Ronald R. Watson (Editor), Watson Ronald R. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2009
• EAN: 9781578085385
• ISBN: 978-1-57808-538-5
• No. of pages: 472
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Nutrition, Dietetics & nutrition, Dietetics and nutrition