Health-Promoting Properties of Fruits and Vegetables - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1845935284 ISBN 13 : 9781845935283

Editeur : CABI Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Fruits and vegetables are among the richest sources of ascorbic acid, other antioxidants and they produce specific bioactive compounds. A general consensus from health experts has confirmed that an increased dietary intake of antioxidant compounds found in most fresh produce types may protect against oxidative damage caused by free radicals and reduce the incidence of certain cancers and chronic diseases. This work collectively discusses and reviews empirical data on the health promoting properties of all fresh produce types, and it provides detailed information on the identity, nature, bioavailability, chemopreventive effects and postharvest stability of specific chemical classes with known bioactive properties. In addition, chapters discuss the various methodologies for extraction, isolation, characterization and quantification of bioactive compounds and the in-vitro and in-vivo anticancer assays.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr Leon A Terry (Reader in Plant Science) is Head of the Plant Science Laboratory at Cranfield University and heads Food Security and Environmental Health within Cranfield Health, with responsibility over all staff and students in the area. His main research interests are fundamental postharvest physiology and biochemistry of fresh produce, postharvest pathology and disorders, chemometric and textural profiling for interpretation of chemical data, shelf-life and vase-life extension and quality evaluation and sensor and product development (including packaging). url: http: //www.cranfield.ac.uk/health/abouttheschool/people/page8147.html

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CABI Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1845935284
• ISBN 13: 9781845935283
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 432
• Éditeur: Terry Leon
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible