Phenolic compounds of plant origin and human health
Subtitle: biochemistry behind their nutritional and pharmacological value
By: edited, Cesar G. Fraga.
Contributors: Fraga, Cesar G.
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780470287217
Subjects: Phenols -- Physiological effect; Flavonoids -- Physiological effect; Phytochemicals -- Physiological effect; Nutrition; Phenols -- pharmacology; Phenols -- therapeutic use; Flavonoids -- pharmacology; Flavonoids -- therapeutic use; Nutritive Value; Plant Extracts -- pharmacology; Plant Extracts -- therapeutic use; Review Literature as Topic
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Health benefits and mode of action of flavonoids and phenolic compounds; title: Flavonoids : structure and their dietary occurrence; title: Flavonols; title: Flavones; title: Flavan-3-ols; title: Flavanones and chalcones; title: Anthocyanidins/anthocyanins; title: Isoflavones; title: Non-flavonoid phenolic compounds : structure and their dietary occurrence; title: Phenolic acids; title: Hydroxycinammates; title: Stilbenes; title: Overview of flavonoid and phenolic biosynthetic pathways; title: Optimization of the flavonoid and phenolic profiles in crop plants; title: Agronomical and physiological modification; title: Genetic manipulation : conventional breeding and genetic engineering; title: Future trends and prospects.