Phenolic acids : composition, applications, and health benefits / Sergi Munne-Bosch, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Munné-Bosch, Sergi.

Series:

Biochemistry Research Trends

Biochemistry research trends

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Phenolic acids.

Phenols--Physiological effect.

Phenols.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, NY : Nova Science Publishers, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book aims at introducing the non-specialist as well as the professionals in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, food science and biomedical sciences into the biochemistry, applications and health benefits of an important group of natural products, phenolic acids. The book shows how phenolic acids display a potent antioxidant capacity and therefore health promoting effects and describe the phenolic acid composition in fruits and vegetables. The book also covers industrial applications related to phenolic acids. Furthermore, the book discusses the application of phenolic acids as food additives, since the preparation of foods with a high content of phenolic acids can lead to a reduction in the use of synthetic additives, resulting in healthier foods that can be included in the functional foods group. The book is of interest to specialists in the field but also to graduate or postgraduate students that are interested in this particular group of natural products.

Contents:

""PHENOLIC ACIDS ""; ""PHENOLIC ACIDS ""; ""Contents ""; ""Preface ""; ""Fruits and Vegetables: A Rich Source of Phenolic Acids ""; ""Abstract ""; ""Phenolic Acids in Plant Foods ""; ""Dietary Intake of Phenolic Acids ""; ""Metabolism and Intestinal Absorption""; ""Antioxidant Capacity of Phenolic Acids ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""References ""; ""Phenolic Compounds in Staple Plants ""; ""Abstract ""; ""Introduction to Phenolic Compounds in Plants ""; ""Staple Plants ""; ""Phenolic Compounds in Staple Plants ""; ""Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) ""; ""Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) ""

""Maize (Zea Mays L.) """"Barley (Hordeum Vulgare) ""; ""Rye (Secale Cereale L.) ""; ""Other Staple Plants ""; ""Benefits of Phenolic Acids ""; ""Conclusion""; ""References ""; ""Phenolic Acids in Plant Cell Walls: Composition and Industrial Applications ""; ""Abstract ""; ""Introduction ""; ""The Cell Wall ""; ""Association of Phenolics Acids with Cell Wall Polysaccharides ""; ""Feruloylation of Wall Polysaccharides ""; ""Cross-Linking between Hydroxycinnamate Polysaccharides ""; ""Hydroxycinnamate Dimers ""; ""Hydroxycinnamate Oligomers""

""Formation of Cross-Links Between Polysaccharides""""Role of Peroxidases ""; ""Hydroxycinnamates and Lignins ""; ""Lignin Cross-Linking to Polysaccharides ""; ""Role of Ferulate in Lignification ""; ""Presence of p-Coumarates on Lignins ""; ""Phenol Occurrence ""; ""Phenylpropanoid Biosynthesis ""; ""From Phenylalanine to Monolignols: Enzymes Involved ""; ""PAL ""; ""Hydroxylation ""; ""Activation""; ""CAD and CALDH/SALDH ""; ""CCR ""; ""Methyl Transferases ""; ""Compartmentalization ""; ""Transport ""; ""Transcription Factors ""; ""Cell Wall Integration ""

""Cell Wall Phenols and Biomass Recalcitrance """"Dietary Implications ""; ""Conclusions ""; ""References""; ""p-coumaric Acid Production from Lignocelluloses ""; ""Abstract ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Preparation of p-coumaric Acid from Lignocelluloses ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""References ""; ""Antioxidant Activity of Phenolic Acids: Correlation with Chemical Structure and in vitro Assays for Their Analytical Determination ""; ""Abstract ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Influence of the Chemical Structure on Antioxidant Features of Phenolic Acids and Derivatives ""

""Measurement of the Antioxidant Activity """"Direct Measurement of Antioxidant Activity ""; ""Determination of Antioxidant Concentrations ""; ""Determination of Total Antioxidant Activity ""; ""Scavenging Capacity Assays against Biological Oxidants ""; ""Hydroxyl Radical (HO•) Scavenging Activity ""; ""Peroxyl Radical (ROO•) Scavenging Activity ""; ""Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) Scavenging Activity ""; ""Superoxide Radical Anion (O2•â??) Scavenging Activity ""; ""Singlet Oxygen (1O2) Scavenging Activity ""; ""Hypochlorous Acid (HOCl) Scavenging Activity ""

""Nitric Oxide Radical (NO•) Scavenging Activity ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61942-040-6

OCLC:

923653897