Handbook of AntioxidantsLester Packer CRC Press, 2001 M10 26 - 732 páginas 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. |
Contenido
How to Evaluate Their Importance in Food and In Vivo | 1 |
2 Measurement of Total Antioxidant Capacity in Nutritional and Clinical Studies | 47 |
3 Quantification of Isoprostanes as Indicators of Oxidant Stress In Vivo | 57 |
4 Efficacy of Vitamin E in Human Health and Disease | 75 |
5 Vitamin E Bioavailability Biokinetics and Metabolism | 99 |
6 Biological Activity of Tocotrienols | 109 |
From Molecular Actions to Optimum Intake | 117 |
8 Vitamin C and Cardiovascular Diseases | 147 |
18 Peroxynitrite Scavenging by Mitochondrial Reductants and Plant Polyphenols | 351 |
19 Antioxidant and Other Properties of Green and Black Tea | 371 |
20 The Phenolic Wine Antioxidants | 401 |
Pycnogenol | 417 |
22 Spices as Potent Antioxidants with Therapeutic Potential | 437 |
Cellular Metabolism Antioxidant Activity and Clinical Relevance | 473 |
24 Cellular Effects of Lipoic Acid and Its Role in Aging | 489 |
Mechanisms and the Influence of Antioxidants | 511 |
9 Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Ascorbate and Cancer | 167 |
Linking Chemistry Absorption and Metabolism to Potential Roles in Human Health and Disease | 189 |
Implication in Photoprotection in Humans | 223 |
12 Oxidative Breakdown of Carotenoids and Biological Effects of Their Metabolites | 235 |
13 Carotenoids in the Nutrition of Infants | 251 |
14 Human Studies on Bioavailability and Serum Response of Carotenoids | 265 |
Biochemical and Cellular Effects | 279 |
16 Polyphenols and Flavonoids Protect LDL Against Atherogenic Modifications | 303 |
17 Phytoestrogen Content in Foods and Their Role in Cancer | 337 |
26 Therapeutic Effects of Lipoic Acid on Hyperglycemia and Insulin Resistance | 535 |
27 Bioavailability of Glutathione | 549 |
28 Antioxidative Capacity of Melatonin | 565 |
29 Radical and Reactive IntermediateScavenging Properties of Melatonin in Pure Chemical Systems | 615 |
An Antioxidant? | 633 |
31 Selenium Status and Prevention of Chronic Diseases | 665 |
32 Antioxidant Properties of Nitric Oxide | 689 |
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