Handbook of Antioxidants

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cadenas, Enrique
Other Authors: Packer, Lester
Format: Printed Book
Published: New York : Marcel Dekker, c2002.
Edition:2nd ed., rev. and expanded.
Subjects:
Antioxidants
Online Access:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy031/2001053341.html
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: I. General Topics
  • 1. Food-Derived Antioxidants: How to Evaluate Their Importance in Food and In Vivo 1
  • Barry Halliwell
  • 2. Measurement of Total Antioxidant Capacity in Nutritional and Clinical Studies 47
  • Guohua Cao and Ronald L. Prior
  • 3. Quantification of Isoprostanes as Indicators of Oxidant Stress In Vivo 57
  • 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
  • II. Vitamin E
  • 4. Efficacy of Vitamin E in Human Health and Disease 75
  • Sharon V Landvik, Anthony T. Diplock, and Lester Packer
  • 5. Vitamin E Bioavailability, Biokinetics, and Metabolism 99
  • Maret G. Traber
  • 6. Biological Activity of Tocotrienols 109
  • Stefan U. Weber and Gerald Rimbach
  • III. Vitamin C
  • 7. Vitamin C: From Molecular Actions to Optimum Intake 117
  • Sebastian J. Padayatty, Rushad Daruwala, Yaohui Wang, Peter K. Eck,
  • Jian Song, Woo S. Koh, and Mark Levine
  • 8. Vitamin C and Cardiovascular Diseases 147
  • Anitra C. Carr and Balz Frei
  • 9. Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Ascorbate and Cancer 167
  • James E. Enstrom
  • IV. Carotenoids
  • 10. Carotenoids: Linking Chemistry, Absorption, and Metabolism to Potential Roles in Human Health and Disease 189
  • 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 223
  • Wilhelm Stahl and Helmut Sies
  • 12. Oxidative Breakdown of Carotenoids and Biological Effects of Their Metabolites 235
  • Werer G. Siems, Olaf Sommerburg, and Frederik J. G. M. van Kuijk
  • 13. Carotenoids in the Nutrition of Infants 251
  • Olaf Sommerburg, Wener G. Siems, Kristina Meissner and
  • Michael Leichsenring
  • 14. Human Studies on Bioavailability and Serum Response of Carotenoids 265
  • Elizabeth J. Johnson
  • V. Polyphenols and Flavonoids
  • 15. Caffeic Acid and Related Antioxidant Compounds: Biochemical and Cellular Effects 279
  • Joao Laranjinha
  • 16. Polyphenols and Flavonoids Protect LDL Against Atherogenic Modifications 303
  • Bianca Fuhrman and Michael Aviram
  • 17. Phytoestrogen Content in Foods and Their Role in Cancer 337
  • Anna H. Wu and Malcolm C. Pike
  • 18. Peroxynitrite Scavenging by Mitochondrial Reductants and Plant Polyphenols 351
  • Alberto Boveris, Silvia Alvarez, Silvia Lores Araiz, and Laura B. Valdez
  • VI. Antioxidants in Beverages and Herbal Products
  • 19. Antioxidant and Other Properties of Green and Black Tea 371
  • 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 401
  • Andrew L. Waterhouse
  • 21. French Maritime Pine Bark: Pycnogenol 417
  • Gerald Rimbach, Fabio Virgili, and Lester Packer
  • 22. Spices as Potent Antioxidants with Therapeutic Potential 437
  • Bharat B. Aggarwal, Nihal Ahmad, and Hasan Mukhtar
  • VII. Lipoic Acid and Glutathione
  • 23. Lipoic Acid: Cellular Metabolism, Antioxidant Activity, and Clinical Relevance 473
  • Oren Tirosh, Sashwati Roy, and Lester Packer
  • 24. Cellular Effects of Lipoic Acid and Its Role in Aging 489
  • Regis Moreau, Wei-Jian Zhang, and Tory M. Hagen
  • 25. Vascular Complications in Diabetes: Mechanisms and the Influence
  • of Antioxidants 511
  • Peter Rosen, Hans-Jirgen Tritschler, and Lester Packer
  • 26. Therapeutic Effects of Lipoic Acid on Hyperglycemia and Insulin Resistance 535
  • Erik J. Henriksen
  • 27. Bioavailability of Glutathione 549
  • Dean P. Jones
  • VIII. Melatonin
  • 28. Antioxidant Capacity of Melatonin 565
  • 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 615
  • Maria A. Livrea, Luisa Tesoriere, Dun-xian Tan, and Russel J. Reiter
  • IX. Selenium
  • 30. Selenium: An Antioxidant? 633
  • Regina Brigelius-Flohe, Matilde Maiorino, Fulvio Ursini, and Leopold Flohe
  • 31. Selenium Status and Prevention of Chronic Diseases 665
  • Paul Knekt
  • X. Nitric Oxide
  • 32. Antioxidant Properties of Nitric Oxide 689
  • Homero Rubbo and Rafael Radi.

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