Handbook of Antioxidants
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Handbook of Antioxidants

  1. 732 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Handbook of Antioxidants

About this book

Contains new and expanded material on antioxidants in beverages and herbal products, nitric oxide and selenium, and the effect of vitamin C on cardiovascular disease and of lipoic acid on aging, hyperglycemia, and insulin resistance! Offering over 4200 contemporary references-2000 more than the previous edition-the Second Edition of the Handbook of Antioxidants is an up-to-the-minute source for nutritionists and dietitians, cell biologists and biochemists, cardiologists, oncologists, dermatologists, and medical students in these disciplines.

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2001
Print ISBN
9781498783088
eBook ISBN
9781135555047
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Biochemistry in Medicine

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Series Introduction
  7. Preface
  8. Table of Contents
  9. Contributors
  10. 1 Food-Derived Antioxidants: How to Evaluate Their Importance in Food and In Vivo
  11. 2 Measurement of Total Antioxidant Capacity in Nutritional and Clinical Studies
  12. 3 Quantification of Isoprostanes as Indicators of Oxidant Stress In Vivo
  13. 4 Efficacy of Vitamin E in Human Health and Disease
  14. 5 Vitamin E Bioavailability, Biokinetics, and Metabolism
  15. 6 Biological Activity of Tocotrienols
  16. 7 Vitamin C: From Molecular Actions to Optimum Intake
  17. 8 Vitamin C and Cardiovascular Diseases
  18. 9 Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Ascorbate and Cancer
  19. 10 Carotenoids: Linking Chemistry, Absorption, and Metabolism to Potential Roles in Human Health and Disease
  20. 11 Antioxidant Effects of Carotenoids: Implication in Photoprotection in Humans
  21. 12 Oxidative Breakdown of Carotenoids and Biological Effects of Their Metabolites
  22. 13 Carotenoids in the Nutrition of Infants
  23. 14 Human Studies on Bioavailability and Serum Response of Carotenoids
  24. 15 Caffeic Acid and Related Antioxidant Compounds: Biochemical and Cellular Effects
  25. 16 Polyphenols and Flavonoids Protect LDL Against Atherogenic Modifications
  26. 17 Phytoestrogen Content in Foods and Their Role in Cancer
  27. 18 Peroxynitrite Scavenging by Mitochondrial Reductants and Plant Polyphenols
  28. 19 Antioxidant and Other Properties of Green and Black Tea
  29. 20 The Phenolic Wine Antioxidants
  30. 21 French Maritime Pine Bark: Pycnogenol
  31. 22 Spices as Potent Antioxidants with Therapeutic Potential
  32. 23 Lipoic Acid: Cellular Metabolism, Antioxidant Activity, and Clinical Relevance
  33. 24 Cellular Effects of Lipoic Acid and Its Role in Aging
  34. 25 Vascular Complications in Diabetes: Mechanisms and the Influence of Antioxidants
  35. 26 Therapeutic Effects of Lipoic Acid on Hyperglycemia and Insulin Resistance
  36. 27 Bioavailability of Glutathione
  37. 28 Antioxidative Capacity of Melatonin
  38. 29 Radical and Reactive Intermediate-Scavenging Properties of Melatonin in Pure Chemical Systems
  39. 30 Selenium: An Antioxidant?
  40. 31 Selenium Status and Prevention of Chronic Diseases
  41. 32 Antioxidant Properties of Nitric Oxide
  42. Index

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