Phytochemicals - A Global Perspective of Their Role in Nutrition and Health

InTech, March 21, 2012. - 538 p. ISBN 978-953-51-0296-0.Phytochemicals are biologically active compounds present in plants used for food and medicine. A great deal of interest has been generated recently in the isolation, characterization and biological activity of these phytochemicals. This book is in response to the need for more current and global scope of phytochemicals. It contains chapters written by internationally recognized authors. The topics covered in the book range from their occurrence, chemical and physical characteristics, analytical procedures, biological activity, safety and industrial applications. The book has been planned to meet the needs of the researchers, health professionals, government regulatory agencies and industries. This book will serve as a standard reference book in this important and fast growing area of phytochemicals, human nutrition and health.ContentsPhytochemicals: Extraction Methods, Basic Structures and Mode of Action as Potential Chemotherapeutic Agents
Structural Analysis of Flavonoids and Related Compounds - A Review of Spectroscopic Applications
Analytical Methods for Isolation, Separation and Identification of Selected Furanocoumarins in Plant Material
Analytical Methods and Phytochemistry of the Typical Italian Liquor "Limoncello": A Review
The Effects of Non-Thermal Technologies on Phytochemicals
Phytochemical Constituents and Activities of Morinda citrifolia L.
Flavonoids in some Iranian Angiosperms
Phytochemicals from Beilschmiedia anacardioides and Their Biological Significance
Phenolic Constituents and Antioxidant Properties of some Thai Plants
Lignans: Chemical and Biological Properties
The Genus Galanthus: A Source of Bioactive Compounds
Silymarin, Natural Flavonolignans from Milk Thistle
Phytocannabinoids
Alkaloids and Anthraquinones from Malaysian Flora
Phytochemistry of some Brazilian Plants with Aphrodisiac Activity
A Phytochemical and Ethnopharmacological Review of the Genus Erythrina
Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Agronomy of Medicinal Plants: Amburana cearensis, an Interdisciplinary Study
General Introduction on Family Asteracea
Bioavailability of Phytochemicals
Ximenia americana: Chemistry, Pharmacology and Biological Properties, a Review
Phytochemicals and Their Pharmacological Aspects of Acanthopanax koreanum
Polyphenol Antioxidants and Bone Health: A Review
The Pentacyclic Triterpenes amyrins: A Review of Sources and Biological Activities
Phytochemical Studies of Fractions and Compounds Present in Vernonanthura Patens with Antifungal Bioactivity and Potential as Antineoplastic
The Inhibitory Effect of Natural Stilbenes and Their Analogues on Catalytic Activity of Cytochromes P450 Family 1 in Comparison with Other Phenols - Structure and Activity Relationship