Title: Handbook of antioxidants /
Authors: Cadenas, Enrique; Packer, Lester
Publisher: Marcel Dekker,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Antioxidants therapeutic use; Antioxidants metabolism; Antioxidants chemistry; Antioxidants Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Abstract: A presentation of research on the chemical, biological and clinical aspects of antioxidant molecules. It explores the metabolism, efficacy and therapeutic applications of vitamins, carotenoids, polyphenols, flavonoids, lipoic acid, glutathione and melatonin.
Contents: 1. Food-Derived Antioxidants: How to Evaluate Their Importance in Food and In Vivo / Barry Halliwell -- 2. Measurement of Total Antioxidant Capacity in Nutritional and Clinical Studies / Guohua Cao and Ronald L. Prior -- 3. Quantification of Isoprostanes as Indicators of Oxidant Stress In Vivo / 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, and L. Jackson Roberts -- 4. Efficacy of Vitamin E in Human Health and Disease / Sharon V Landvik, Anthony T. Diplock, and Lester Packer -- 5. Vitamin E Bioavailability, Biokinetics, and Metabolism / Maret G. Traber -- 6. Biological Activity of Tocotrienols / Stefan U. Weber and Gerald Rimbach -- 7. Vitamin C: From Molecular Actions to Optimum Intake / Sebastian J. Padayatty, Rushad Daruwala, Yaohui Wang, Peter K. Eck, Jian Song, Woo S. Koh, and Mark Levine -- 8. Vitamin C and Cardiovascular Diseases / Anitra C. Carr and Balz Frei --^