Flavonoids in Health and Disease (Antioxidants in Health and Disease, 7)

Presents the latest advances in the rapidly expanding area of research into flavonoids–discussing the molecular, biochemical, and physiological effects of flavonoids in vivo. Highlights the anticancer properties of flavonoids and investigates flavonoid influence on coronary heart disease. Furnishing evidence for the protective effects of dietary phytochemicals against chronic diseases, Flavonoids in Health and Disease shows how to analyze and identify flavonoids covers phenolic acid in fruits and flavonoids in medicinal plants analyzes the antioxidant activities of flavonoids explains the interaction of flavonoids with metal in biological systems addresses flavonoid and isoflavonoid inhibition of lipid peroxidation examines flavonoids in wine, pine bark, the nutrition of grape phenolics, and the antioxidant properties of flavonoids and phenylpropanoids in fruit juices elucidates the absorption, metabolism, and bioavailability of flavonoids and more. Series Introduction -- Preface -- Contributors -- 1. Analysis And Identification Of Flavonoids In Practice -- 2. Phenolic Acids In Fruits -- 3. Flavonoids In Medicinal Plants -- 4. The Chemistry Of Flavonoids -- 5. Antioxidant Properties Of Flavonoids: Reduction Potentials And Electron Transfer Reactions Of Flavonoid Radicals -- 6. Flavonoid-mental Interactions In Biological Systems -- 7. Inhibition Of Mitochondrial Function By Flavonoids -- 8. Structure-antioxidant Activity Relationships Of Flavonoids And Isoflavonoids -- 9. Structural Aspects Of Antioxidant Activity Of Flavonoids -- 10. Effects Of Flavonoids On The Oxidation Of Low-density Lipoproteins -- 11. Flavonoids As Inhibitors Of Lipid Peroxidation In Membranes -- 12. Isoflavonoids As Inhibitors Of Lipid Peroxidation And Quenchers Of Singlet Oxygen -- 13. Gingko Biloba Extract Egb 761: Biological Actions, Antioxidant Activity, And Regulation Of Nitric Oxide Synthase -- 14. Nutritional Studies Of Flavonoids In Wine -- 15. Nutrition Of Grape Phenolics -- 16. Flavonoids And Phenylpropanoids As Contributors To The Antioxidant Activity Of Fruit Juices -- 17. Pycnogenol -- 18. Nitrogen Monoxide (no) Metabolism: Antioxidant Properties And Modulation Of Inducible No Synthase Activity In Activated Macrophages By Procyanidins Extracted From Pinus Maritima (pycnogenol) -- 19. Anticancer Properties Of Flavonoids, With Emphasis On Citrus Flavonoids -- 20. Quercetin In Foods, Cardiovascular Disease, And Cancer -- 21. Flavonoids And Coronary Heart Disease: Dietary Perspectives -- 22. Absorption, Metabolism, And Bioavailability Of Flavonoids -- Index. Edited By Catherine A. Rice-evans, Lester Packer. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.