Handbook of Antioxidants,9780824705473

Handbook of Antioxidants

by Packer; Lester
Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780824705473
ISBN10: 0824705475
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-10-26
Publisher(s): CRC Press
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Summary

Offering over 4200 references, this book covers antioxidants in beverages and herbal products, nitric oxide and selenium. Including contributions from over 90 international experts, the book highlights research on food-derived antioxidants and biomarkers; vitamins E and C; coenzyme Q; carotenoids, flavoroids and other polyphenols; antioxidants in beverages and herbal products; the thiol antioxidants glutathione and lipoic acid; melatonin; selenium; and nitric oxide. The book helps readers understand the numerous conflicting health claims and the overabundance of epidemiological and clinical studies on nutrachemicals.

Table of Contents

Series Introduction (Lester Packer and Enrique Cadenas) iii
Preface vii
Contributors xiii
I. General Topics
Food-Derived Antioxidants: How to Evaluate Their Importance in Food and In Vivo
1(46)
Barry Halliwell
Measurement of Total Antioxidant Capacity in Nutritional and Clinical Studies
47(10)
Guohua Cao
Ronald L. Prior
Quantification of Isoprostanes as Indicators of Oxidant Stress In Vivo
57(18)
Jason D. Morrow
William E. Zackert
Daniel S. Van der Ende
Erin E. Reich
Erin S. Terry
Brian Cox
Stephanie C. Sanchez
Thomas J. Montine
L. Jackson Roberts
II. Vitamin E
Efficacy of Vitamin E in Human Health and Disease
75(24)
Sharon V. Landvik
Anthony T. Diplock
Lester Packer
Vitamin E Bioavailability, Biokinetics and Metabolism
99(10)
Maret G. Traber
Biological Activity of Tocotrienols
109(8)
Stefan U. Weber
Gerald Rimbach
III. Vitamin C
Vitamin C: From Molecular Actions to Optimum Intake
117(30)
Sebastian J. Padayatty
Rushad Daruwala
Yaohui Wang
Peter K. Eck
Jian Song
Woo S. Koh
Mark Levine
Vitamin C and Cardiovascular Diseases
147(20)
Anitra C. Carr
Balz Frei
Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Ascorbate and Cancer
167(22)
James E. Enstrom
IV. Carotenoids
Carotenoids: Linking Chemistry, Absorption and Metabolism to Potential Roles in Human Health and Disease
189(34)
Denise M. Deming
Thomas W.-M. Boileau
Kasey H. Heintz
Christine A. Atkinson
John W. Erdman
Antioxidant Effects of Carotenoids: Implication in Photoprotection in Humans
223(12)
Wilhelm Stahl
Helmut Sies
Oxidative Breakdown of Carotenoids and Biological Effects of Their Metabolites
235(16)
Werner G. Siems
Olaf Sommerburg
Frederik J. G. M. van Kuijk
Carotenoids in the Nutrition of Infants
251(14)
Olaf Sommerburg
Werner G. Siems
Kristina Meissner
Michael Leichsenring
Human Studies on Bioavailability and Serum Response of Carotenoids
265(14)
Elizabeth J. Johnson
V. Polyphenols and Flavonoids
Caffeic Acid and Related Antioxidant Compounds: Biochemical and Cellular Effects
279(24)
Joao Laranjinha
Polyphenols and Flavonoids Protect LDL Against Atherogenic Modifications
303(34)
Bianca Fuhrman
Michael Aviram
Phytoestrogen Content in Foods and Their Role in Cancer
337(14)
Anna H. Wu
Malcolm C. Pike
Peroxynitrite Scavenging by Mitochondrial Reductants and Plant Polyphenols
351(20)
Alberto Boveris
Silvia Alvarez
Silvia Lores Arnaiz
Laura B. Valdez
VI. Antioxidants in Beverages and Herbal Products
Antioxidant and Other Properties of Green and Black Tea
371(30)
Philip J. Rijken
Douglas A. Balentine
C. A. J. van Mierlo
I. Paetau-Robinson
F. van de Put
Paul T. Quinlan, Ute M. Weisgerber
Sheila A. Wiseman
The Phenolic Wine Antioxidants
401(16)
Andrew L. Waterhouse
French Maritime Pine Bark: Pycnogenol
417(20)
Gerald Rimbach
Fabio Virgili
Lester Packer
Spices as Potent Antioxidants with Therapeutic Potential
437(36)
Bharat B. Aggarwal
Nihal Ahmad
Hasan Mukhtar
VII. Lipoic Acid and Glutathione
Lipoic Acid: Cellular Metabolism, Antioxidant Activity and Clinical Relevance
473(16)
Oren Tirosh
Sashwati Roy
Lester Packer
Cellular Effects of Lipoic Acid and Its Role in Aging
489(22)
Regis Moreau
Wei-Jian Zhang
Tory M. Hagen
Vascular Complications in Diabetes: Mechanisms and the Influence of Antioxidants
511(24)
Peter Rosen
Hans-Jurgen Tritschler
Lester Packer
Therapeutic Effects of Lipoic Acid on Hyperglycemia and Insulin Resistance
535(14)
Erik J. Henriksen
Bioavailability of Glutathione
549(16)
Dean P. Jones
VIII. Melatonin
Antioxidant Capacity of Melatonin
565(50)
Russel J. Reiter
Dun-xian Tan
Lucien C. Manchester
Juan R. Calvo
Radical and Reactive Intermediate-Scavenging Properties of Melatonin in Pure Chemical Systems
615(18)
Maria A. Livrea
Luisa Tesoriere
Dun-xian Tan
Russel J. Reiter
IX. Selenium
Selenium: An Antioxidant?
633(32)
Regina Brigelius-Flohe
Matilde Maiorino
Fulvio Ursini
Leopold Flohe
Selenium Status and Prevention of Chronic Diseases
665(24)
Paul Knekt
X. Nitric Oxide
Antioxidant Properties of Nitric Oxide
689(18)
Homero Rubbo
Rafael Radi
Index 707

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