This important book covers polyphenol chemistry, biosynthesis and genetic manipulation, ecology and plant physiology, food and nutritional aspects and the effects of polyphenols on health. Included within the contents are cutting edge chapters on biotic and abiotic stress in plants, safety and toxicity in foods, functionality and nutraceutical benefits in nutrition, and aspects of pharmaceutical and cosmetic discovery and development. INDICE: 1. Introduction: Plant Phenolics: secondary metabolites with diverse functions Vincenzo Lattanzio, Paul A. Kroon, Stephane Quideau and Dieter Treutter. 2. Dissection of the lignin macromolecular assembly process in vivo: The final frontier Norman G. Lewis and Laurence B. Davin. 3. Lignification: arelignins biosynthesized via simple combinatorial chemistry or via proteinaceous control and template replication? John Ralph, Gosta Brunow, Philip Harris, Richard A. Dixon, and Wout Boerjan. 4. Flavonoid-protein binding processes and their potential impact on human health Olivier Dangles and Claire Dufour. 5. Studies in polyphenol chemistry and biology: Synthesis of oligomeric epicatechin-derived procyanidins Alan P. Kozikowski and Werner Tuckmantel. 6. Functionaland structural genomics for gene discovery and metabolic engineering in the phenylpropanoid pathway Richard A. Dixon, Luzia Modolo, Yongzhen Pang, and Li Tian. 7. Recent advances in the molecular biology of flavonoid biosynthesis in ornamentals Kevin M. Davies. 8. Advances in the field of anthocyanins ?yvind M. Andersen. 9. Phenols and innate immunity to plant disease Jean-Pierre Metraux, Elisabeth Lamodiere, Jeremy Cattinot, Olivier Lamotte, Christophe Garcion. 10. Phenolic compounds and the onset and expression of induced disease resistance Ray Hammerschmidt and Samantha Hollosy. 11. Absorption and metabolism of anthocyanins in humans Giuseppe (Joe) Mazza and Colin D. Kay. 12. Bioavailability, metabolism and bioactivity of food ellagic acid and related polyphenols Francisco A. Tomas-Barberan, Maria Teresa Garcia-Conesa, Mar Larrosa, Bego?a Cerda, Rocio Gonzalez-Barrio, Maria Jose Bermudez-Soto, Antonio Gonzalez-Sarrias and Juan C. Espin. 13. Multiplicity of phenolic oxidation products in apple juices and ciders, from synthetic medium to marketed products. Sylvain Guyot, Stephane Bernillon, Pascal Poupard, and Catherine M.G.C. Renard,. 14. Phytoestrogens in drug discovery Kristiina Wahala, Sampo Karkola, and Annamaria Lilienkampf. 15. Recent advances in the chemical synthesis and the biological activityof polyphenol metabolites Denis Barron. 16. Control of gene expression by flavonoids Uwe Wenzel and Hannelore Daniel
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-5837-4
- Editorial: Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 408
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés