|
" Handbook of antioxidants / "
edited by Enrique Cadenas, Lester Packer.
| Document Type
|
:
|
BL
|
| Record Number
|
:
|
1042425
|
| Doc. No
|
:
|
b796795
|
| Title & Author
|
:
|
Handbook of antioxidants /\ edited by Enrique Cadenas, Lester Packer.
|
| Edition Statement
|
:
|
2nd ed., rev. and expanded.
|
| Publication Statement
|
:
|
New York :: Marcel Dekker,, ©2002.
|
| Series Statement
|
:
|
Oxidative stress and disease ;; 8
|
| Page. NO
|
:
|
xviii, 712 pages :: illustrations ;; 27 cm.
|
| ISBN
|
:
|
0824705475
|
|
|
:
|
: 9780824705473
|
| Bibliographies/Indexes
|
:
|
Includes bibliographical references and index.
|
| 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 -- 9. Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Ascorbate and Cancer / James E. Enstrom -- 10. Carotenoids: Linking Chemistry, Absorption, and Metabolism to Potential Roles in Human Health and Disease / Denise M. Deming, Thomas W-M. Boileau, Kasey H. Heintz, Christine A. Atkinson, and John W. Erdman, Jr. -- 11. Antioxidant Effects of Carotenoids: Implication in Photoprotection in Humans / Wilhelm Stahl and Helmut Sies -- 12. Oxidative Breakdown of Carotenoids and Biological Effects of Their Metabolites / Werer G. Siems, Olaf Sommerburg, and Frederik J.G.M. van Kuijk -- 13. Carotenoids in the Nutrition of Infants / Olaf Sommerburg, Wener G. Siems, Kristina Meissner and Michael Leichsenring -- 14. Human Studies on Bioavailability and Serum Response of Carotenoids / Elizabeth J. Johnson -- 15. Caffeic Acid and Related Antioxidant Compounds: Biochemical and Cellular Effects / Joao Laranjinha -- 16. Polyphenols and Flavonoids Protect LDL Against Atherogenic Modifications / Bianca Fuhrman and Michael Aviram -- 17. Phytoestrogen Content in Foods and Their Role in Cancer / Anna H. Wu and Malcolm C. Pike -- 18. Peroxynitrite Scavenging by Mitochondrial Reductants and Plant Polyphenols / Alberto Boveris, Silvia Alvarez, Silvia Lores Araiz, and Laura B. Valdez -- 19. Antioxidant and Other Properties of Green and Black Tea / Philip J. Rijken, Douglas A. Balentine, C.A.J. van Mierlo, I. Paetau-Robinson, E van de Put, Paul T Quinlan, Ute M. Weisgerber, and Sheila A. Wiseman -- 20. The Phenolic Wine Antioxidants / Andrew L. Waterhouse -- 21. French Maritime Pine Bark: Pycnogenol / Gerald Rimbach, Fabio Virgili, and Lester Packer -- 22. Spices as Potent Antioxidants with Therapeutic Potential / Bharat B. Aggarwal, Nihal Ahmad, and Hasan Mukhtar -- 23. Lipoic Acid: Cellular Metabolism, Antioxidant Activity, and Clinical Relevance / Oren Tirosh, Sashwati Roy, and Lester Packer -- 24. Cellular Effects of Lipoic Acid and Its Role in Aging / Regis Moreau, Wei-Jian Zhang, and Tory M. Hagen -- 25. Vascular Complications in Diabetes: Mechanisms and the Influence -- of Antioxidants / Peter Rosen, Hans-Jirgen Tritschler, and Lester Packer -- 26. Therapeutic Effects of Lipoic Acid on Hyperglycemia and Insulin Resistance / Erik J. Henriksen -- 27. Bioavailability of Glutathione / Dean P. Jones -- 28. Antioxidant Capacity of Melatonin / Russel J. Reiter, Dun-xian Tan, Lucien C. Manchester, and Juan R. Calvo -- 29. Radical and Reactive Intermediate-Scavenging Properties of Melatonin -- in Pure Chemical Systems / Maria A. Livrea, Luisa Tesoriere, Dun-xian Tan, and Russel J. Reiter -- 30. Selenium: An Antioxidant? / Regina Brigelius-Flohe, Matilde Maiorino, Fulvio Ursini, and Leopold Flohe -- 31. Selenium Status and Prevention of Chronic Diseases / Paul Knekt -- 32. Antioxidant Properties of Nitric Oxide / Homero Rubbo and Rafael Radi.
|
| 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.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Antioxidants, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Antioxidans
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Antioxidants.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Aufsatzsammlung
|
| Subject
|
:
|
MEDICAL-- Pathology.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
MEDICAL-- Pathophysiology.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Antioxidants-- therapeutic use.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Antioxidants-- chemistry.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Antioxidants-- metabolism.
|
| Dewey Classification
|
:
|
616.07
|
| LC Classification
|
:
|
RB170.H36 2002
|
| NLM classification
|
:
|
W1OX626 v.8 2002
|
|
|
:
|
QV 735H2356 2002
|
|
|
:
|
WX 2500rvk
|
| Added Entry
|
:
|
Cadenas, Enrique.
|
|
|
:
|
Packer, Lester.
|
| |