Phytochemicals of nutraceutical importance /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2014.
• Subjects: Functional foods.; Phytochemicals.; Nutrition.; Crop Produce.; Other Produce.; Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, (New June 2002); Physiology of Human Nutrition.; Nutrition related Disorders and Therapeutic Nutrition.; Non-communicable Human Diseases and Injuries.; Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics, (Discontinued March 2000, Reinstated and Revised June 2002); Anticarcinogenic properties.; Antioxidants.; Biological activity.; Carotenoids.; Chronic diseases.; Disease prevention.; Food microbiology.; Food supplements.; Glucosinolates.; Human diseases.; Kidney diseases.; Kidneys.; Medical treatment.; Medicinal plants.; Microorganisms.; Minerals.; Natural products.; Neoplasms.; Nutrient intake.; Nutrigenomics.; Nutritive value.; Plant oestrogens.; Polyenoic fatty acids.; Resveratrol.; Synbiotics.; Traditional medicine.; Traditional medicines.; Turmeric.; Vitamins.
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This book, divided into 6 parts, provides information on the protective and health-beneficial effects of phytochemicals of nutraceutical importance. Part I provides an introduction and overview of phytochemicals. Part 2 focuses on phytochemicals in disease and prevention therapy, specifically in chr...

Table of Contents:

• Phytochemicals of Nutraceutical Importance : Do They Defend Against Diseases? / Girish Sharma, Dhan Prakash and Charu Gupta
• Use of Phytochemicals as Adjuncts to Conventional Therapies for Chronic Kidney Disease / Ken Wojcikowski and Glenda C. Gobe
• Natural Products in the Prevention of Cancer : Investigating Clues in Traditional Diets for Potential Modern-Day Cures / Vondina Moseley, Rebecca Knackstedt and Michael J. Wargovich
• Resveratrol : A Chemo-Preventative Agent with Diverse Applications / Charu Gupta, Girish Sharma and Daniel Chan
• Synbiotics : Promoting Gastrointestinal Health / Charu Gupta, Dhan Prakash, Marcos H. Rostagno and Todd R. Callaway
• Nutraceuticals from Microbes / Charu Gupta, Dhan Prakash, Amar P. Garg and Sneh Gupta
• Phytochemicals of Nutraceutical Importance from Cactus and their Role in Human Health / Mónica Azucena Nazareno
• Omega 3 and Omega 6 Fatty Acids in Human Health / Lilia Masson
• Glucosinolates : The Phytochemicals of Nutraceutical Importance / Dhan Prakash and Charu Gupta
• Role of Phytoestrogens as Nutraceuticals in Human Health / Dhan Prakash and Charu Gupta
• Phytosterols and their Healthy Effects / Lilia Masson
• Carotenoids : Chemistry and Health Benefits / Dhan Prakash and Charu Gupta
• Phenolic Acids as Natural Antioxidants / Lilia Masson
• Role of Antioxidant Polyphenols in Nutraceuticals and Human Health / Dhan Prakash and Charu Gupta
• Antioxidant Phytochemicals in Cancer Chemoprevention / Narendra Singh, Dhanir Tailor, Raosaheb K. Kale and Rana P. Singh
• Antioxidants : Their Health Benefits and Plant Sources / R.L. Singh, Sapna Sharma and Pankaj Singh
• Phytochemicals of Nutraceutical Importance from Curcuma longa L. and their Role in Human Health / Dhan Prakash and Charu Gupta
• Phytochemistry of Plants Used in Traditional Medicine / Armando Enrique González-Stuart, Dhan Prakash and Charu Gupta
• Vitamins and Minerals : Roles and Plant Sources / R.L. Singh, S.P. Vishwakarma and Pankaj Singh
• Nutrigenomics : Nurturing of Genotype and Role in Human Health / Neeraj Kumar and Kamal Kishore Maheshwari.