About the Book
This book contains new and expanded material on antioxidants in beverages and herbal products, nitric oxide and selenium, and the effect of vitamin C on cardiovascular disease and of lipoic acid on aging, hyperglycemia, and insulin resistance! Offering over 4200 contemporary references-2000 more than the previous edition-the "Second Edition of the Handbook of Antioxidants" is an up-to-the-minute source for nutritionists and dietitians, cell biologists and biochemists, cardiologists, oncologists, dermatologists, and medical students in these disciplines.
Table of Contents:
General TopicsFood-Derived Antioxidants: How to Evaluate Their Importance in Food and In VivoBarry HalliwellMeasurement of Total Antioxidant Capacity in Nutritional and Clinical StudiesGuohua Cao and Ronald L. PriorQuantification of Isoprostanes as Indicators of Oxidant Stress In VivoJason 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 RobertsVitamin EEfficacy of Vitamin E in Human Health and DiseaseSharon V. Landvick, Anthony T. Diplock, and Lester PackerVitamin E Bioavailability, Biokinetics, and MetabolismMaret G. TraberBiological Activity of TocotrienolsStefan U. Weber and Gerald RimbachVitamin CVitamin C: From Molecular Mechanisms to Optimum UptakeSebastian J. Padayatty, Rushad Daruwala, Yaohui Wang, Peter Eck, Jian Song, Woo S. Koh, and Mark LevineVitamin C and Cardiovascular DiseasesAnitra C. Carr and Balz FreiEpidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Ascorbate and CancerJames E. EnstromCarotenoidsCarotenoids: Linking Chemistry, Absorption, and Metabolism to Potential Roles in Human Health and DiseaseDenise M. Deming, Thomas W. M. Boileau, Kasey H. Heintz, Christine A. Atkinson, and John W. Erdman, Jr.Antioxidant Effects of Carotenoids: Implication in Photoprotection in HumansWilhelm Stahl and Helmut SiesOxidative Breakdown of Carotenoids and Biological Effects of Their MetabolitesWerner G. Siems, Olaf Sommerburg, and Frederik J. G. M. van KuijkCarotenoids in the Nutrition of InfantsOlaf Sommerburg, Werner G. Siems, Kristina Meissner, and Michael LeichsenringHuman Studies on Bioavailability and Serum Response of CarotenoidsElizabeth J. JohnsonPolyphenols and FlavonoidsCaffeic Acid and Related Antioxidant Compounds: Biochemical and Cellular EffectsJo?o LaranjinhaPolyphenols and Flavonoids Protect LDL Against Atherogenic ModificationsBianca Fuhrman and Michael AviramPhytoestrogen Content in Foods and Their Role in CancerAnna H. Wu and Malcolm C. PikePeroxynitrite Scavenging by Mitochondrial Reductants and Plant PolyphenolsAlberto Boveris, Silvia Alvarez, Silvia Lores Arnaiz, and Laura B. ValdezAntioxidants in Beverages and Herbal ProductsAntioxidant and Other Properties of Green and Black TeaPhilip J. Rijken, Douglas A. Balentine, C. A. J. van Mierlo, I. Paetau-Robinson, F. van de Put, Paul T. Quinlan, Ute M. Weisgerber, and Sheila A. WisemanThe Phenolic Wine AntioxidantsAndrew L. WaterhouseFrench Maritime Pine Bark: PycnogenolGerald Rimbach, Fabio Virgili, and Lester PackerSpices as Potent Antioxidants with Therapeutic PotentialBharat B. Aggarwal, Nihal Ahmad, and Hasan MukhtarLipoic Acid and GlutathioneLipoic Acid: Cellular Metabolism, Antioxidant Activity, and Clinical RelevanceOren Tirosh, Sashwati Roy, and Lester PackerCellular Effects of Lipoic Acid and Its Role in AgingR?gis Moreau , Wei-Jian Zhang,
