Phenolic Antioxidants in Foods: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Analysis /
Plant foods are an essential part of our daily diet and constitute one of the highest contributors to the world economy. These foods are rich in phenolic compounds, which play a significant role in maintaining our health. This textbook presents a comprehensive overview of the chemistry, biochemistry...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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Table of Contents:
- SECTION 1: CHEMISTRY OF PHENOLIC ANTIOXIDANTS
- Ch 1: Concept of Antioxidant
- Introduction to Antioxidant
- Types of antioxidants
- Mechanism of Antioxidant Reaction
- Estimation of Antioxidant Activity
- Phenolic Antioxidants
- Nomenclature of phenolic compounds
- Ch 2: Chemistry of Phenolic Antioxidants
- Classification
- Phenolic acids
- Phenolic aldehydes and alcohols
- Phenolic esters
- Cinnamic acid amides
- Lignans and lignin
- Tannins
- Coumarins
- Flavonoids
- Glycosides
- Ch 3: Phenolic Antioxidants in Foods
- Phenolic antioxidants in fruits
- Phenolic antioxidants in Vegetables
- Phenolic antioxidants in Cereals and legumes
- Phenolic antioxidants in Beverages
- Phenolic antioxidants in Edible Oil
- SECTION 2: BIOCHEMISTRY OF PHENOLIC ANTIOXIDANTS
- Ch 4: Biosynthesis of Phenolic Antioxidants
- Biosynthesis of Phenolic acids
- Biosynthesis of Phenolic aldehydes and alcohols
- Biosynthesis of Phenolic esters
- Biosynthesis of Cinnamic acid amides
- Biosynthesis of Lignans and lignin
- Biosynthesis of Tannins
- Biosynthesis of Coumarins
- Biosynthesis of Flavonoids
- Biosynthesis of Glycosides
- Ch 5: Metabolism of Phenolic Antioxidants.
- Ingestion of phenolic antioxidants
- Digestion and absorption
- Phenolic antioxidants in Bloodstream
- Interactions with Proteins
- Interactions with Carbohydrates
- Ch 6: Pharmacological Effects of Phenolic Antioxidants
- Pharmacological significance
- Oxidative stress and Phenolic antioxidants
- Aging and Phenolic antioxidants
- Health and Diseases
- Ch 7: Molecular Mechanism of Phenolic Antioxidants
- Basic Mechanism
- In-vitro studies
- In-vivo studies
- SECTION 3: ANALYSIS OF PHENOLIC ANTIOXIDANTS
- Ch 8: Basics in Analysis of Phenolic Antioxidants
- Extraction of phenolic compounds
- Spectrophotometric analysis
- Titrimetric methods
- Electrochemical methods
- Ch 9: Chromatography of Phenolic Antioxidants
- Thin layer chromatography
- Liquid chromatography
- Gas chromatography
- Ch 10: Spectroscopy of Phenolic Antioxidants
- Mass spectrometry
- Nuclear Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- Near-infrared spectroscopy. .