Pharmacy & Drugs
Comprehensive Bioactive Natural Products Vol 4: Antioxidants & Nutraceuticals
Description
In recent days human beings are constantly searching for new products which can improve biological functions and make people fitter and healthier. Food components and natural ingredients that have a proven benefit for human health and development are in strong demand by consumers wanting a healthy diet. These products have been called as antioxidants, nutraceuticals, vitamins, dietary supplements, functional foods, and phyto-chemicals. These have been designed to supplement the human diet for the enhancement of health and fitness. The present volume Antioxidants & Nutraceuticals of the book series Comprehensive Bioactive Natural Products comprises the vast body of research on the subject and has been designed in such a way as to serve the purpose of the student, scientist and the teacher and will help them to learn the current state of knowledge of natural antioxidants & nutraceuticals. The present volume includes twenty original research articles and review papers written by eminent scientists and researchers from India and abroad.
Table of Contents
The Challenges of Antioxidant Therapy (Cuba), Antioxidant Activity of the phytochemicals (India), Determination of Antioxidant Capacities of Non Alcoholic Beverages Prepared from Three Wild Fruits of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe), Spontaneous Short Term Fermentation of Garlic Potentiates its Anti-Oxidative Activities (Japan), Natural Antioxidant Phytochemical in Fruits, Berries and Vegetables and their Degradation Status During Processing (India), The Grape Fruit Flavanone, Naringin Reduces Ferric Ion Induced Oxidative Stress In vitro (India), Scavenging Capacity of Alliums (Serbia), Effect of Aquilegia vulgaris on Liver Antioxidant Status in Rats Treated with Diethylmaleate (Poland), Antioxidant Activity, Medicinal Plants and Nervous Disorders: A Review (India), Free Radical Scavenging and DNA Damage Preventing Properties of Amaranthus tricolor L (India), Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Methanolic Bark Extract of Limonia acidissima (Malaysia), Sorghum Arundinaceum, A wild Cereal Grain with Potential: Comparison of its Antioxidant Potential with that Domestic Cereal in the same Family (Zimbabwe), Antioxidant and Micronutrient Potential of some Marketed Mango Varieties and Mango Products (India), Vimang: Experiences from the Antioxidant Therapy in Cuban Primary Health Care (India), Novel Nutraceutical Properties of Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Bertoni (Cuba), Quality Evaluation by Oligosaccharides and Total Polyphenols Contents in Italian Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Landraces (Italy), Biological Activities and Main Compounds of Fruits (Brazil), Grape Juices: Its Compounds and Health Benefits (Brazil), Nutraceutical Potential of Commonly Consumed Fruits and Vegetables (India), Bioactive Compounds and Functional Foods of Pseudocereals (Egypt)