Plant Antioxidants and Health
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Beschreibung
This book provides a comprehensive reference guide to plant-derived antioxidants, their beneficial effects, mechanisms of action, and role in disease prevention and improving general health (anti-ageing effect).
The content is divided into three main parts, the first of which covers various antioxidants (such as polyphenols, carotenoids, tocopherols, tocotrienols, glutathione, ascorbic acid), their origins, plant biochemistry and industrial utilization. In turn, the book’s second, main part focuses on antioxidants’ beneficial health effects, explains biochemical fundamentals such as the free radical theory and oxidative stress, and discusses antioxidants’ role in e.g. cancer, cardiovascular diseases, inflammation, degenerative diseases and ageing. The third part reviews general laboratory methods for antioxidant screening, preservation and determination.
Written by an international team of experts, this highly interdisciplinary book will benefit a broad range of health professionals and researchers working in biochemistry, biotechnology, nutrition, plant science and food chemistry. It offers an indispensable, up-to-date guide for anyone interested in antioxidants and the role of a plant-based diet in disease prevention and controlOffers a unique blend of content on plant metabolism and human health
Provides state-of-the-art information on the positive impacts of a plant-based diet
Reviews screening, preservation and determination methods
Title is also available as part of a set: Plant Antioxidants and Health (978-3-030-78161-3)
Autor*in
Halina Maria Ekiert
Themen in »Plant Antioxidants and Health«
Secondary plant metabolites Reactive oxygen species ROS Disease prevention Chemoprevention Phytonutrients Free-radical scavengers Polyphenols Carotenoids Tocopherols Vitamin E Vitamin C Glutathione Tocotrienols