Fruit and Vegetable Phytochemicals

Now in two volumes and containing more than seventy chapters, the second edition of Fruit and Vegetable Phytochemicals: Chemistry, Nutritional Value and Stability has been greatly revised and expanded. Written by hundreds of experts from across the world, the chapters cover diverse aspects of chemistry and biological functions, the influence of postharvest technologies, analysis methods and important phytochemicals in more than thirty fruits and vegetables. Providing readers with a comprehensive and cutting-edge description of the metabolism and molecular mechanisms associated with the beneficial effects of phytochemicals for human health, this is the perfect resource not only for students and teachers but also researchers, physicians and the public in general.

Auteur

ELHADI M. YAHIA, Professor/Senior Research Scientist, Postharvest Technology & Human Nutrition Programs, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico.

Contenu
List of Contributors xiii

Foreword xxvii
Jeffrey K. Brecht

About the Editor xxix Introduction xxxi
Elhadi M. Yahia

Volume I

Part I Chemistry and Biological Functions 1

1 The Contribution of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption to Human Health 3
Elhadi M. Yahia, María Elena Maldonado Celis, and Mette Svendsen

2 Anticarcinogenic Phytochemicals 53
Adriana Cavazos-Garduño, Julio C. Serrano-Niño, Rebeca García-Varela, and Hugo S. García

3 Benecial Effects of Phytochemicals on the Endocrine System 67
Juan Carlos Solís-S, Pablo García-Solís, Ludivina Robles-Osorio, and Hebert Luis Hernández-Montiel

4 Phytochemicals Effects on Neurodegenerative Diseases 85
Hebert Luis Hernández-Montiel, Juan Carlos Solís-S, Pablo-García Solís, Mónica López Hidalgo, Nancy Georgina Hernández Chan, Lorena Asucena García, Noguez, Julián Valeriano Reyes López, Ana Gabriela Hernández Puga, Haydé Azeneth Vergara Castañeda, Lorena Méndez Villa, and Nelly Angélica Morales Guerrero

5 Synthesis and Metabolism of Phenolic Compounds 115
Mikal E. Saltveit

6 Biological Actions of Phenolic Compounds 125
Ana Elena Quirós Sauceda, Sonia Guadalupe Sáyago-Ayerdi, Jesús Fernando Ayala-Zavala, Abraham Wall Medrano, Laura A. de la Rosa, Gustavo A. González-Aguilar, and Emilio Álvarez-Parrilla

7 Flavonoids and Their Relation to Human Health 139
J. Abraham Domínguez-Ávila, Francisco J. Olivas-Aguirre, Laura A. de la Rosa, Abraham Wall-Medrano, and Gustavo A. González-Aguilar

8 Bioaccessibility and Bioavailability of Phenolic Compounds from Tropical Fruits 155
Gustavo R. Velderrain Rodríguez, Francisco J. Blancas-Benítez, Abraham Wall-Medrano, Sonia Guadalupe Sáyago-Ayerdi, and Gustavo A. González-Aguilar 9 Mangosteen Xanthones: Bioavailability and Bioactivities 165
Mark L. Failla and Fabiola Gutiérrez-Orozco

10 Methylxanthines: Dietary Sources, Bioavailability, and Health Benets 183
María Raquel Mateos Briz, Beatriz Sarriá Ruiz, and Laura Bravo-Clemente

11 Glucosinolates and Isothiocyanates: Cancer Preventive Effects 199
Ahmad Faizal Abdull Razis, Asvinidevi Arumugam, and Nattaya Konsue

12 Effect of Soy Isoavones on DNA Metabolic Enzyme Inhibitory Activity and Anticancer Activity 211
Yoshiyuki Mizushina and Shinko Hata

13 Tannins in Fruits and Vegetables: Chemistry and Biological Functions 221
Julio Montes-Ávila, Gabriela López-Angulo, and Francisco Delgado-Vargas

14 Chlorophylls: Chemistry and Biological Functions 269
Sunil Pareek, Narashans Alok Sagar, Sunil Sharma, Vinay Kumar, Tripti Agarwal, Gustavo A. González-Aguilar, and Elhadi M. Yahia

15 Chemistry, Stability, and Biological Actions of Carotenoids 285
Elhadi M. Yahia, José de Jesús Ornelas-Paz, Tatiana Emanuelli, Eduardo Jacob-Lopes, Leila Queiroz Zepka, and Braulio Cervantes-Paz

16 Protective Effects of Carotenoids in Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes 347
Tatiana Emanuelli, Paula Rossini Augusti, and Miguel Roehrs

17 Betalains: Chemistry and Biological Functions 383
Armando Carrillo-López and Elhadi M. Yahia

18 Dietary Fiber and Associated Macromolecular Antioxidants in Fruit and Vegetables 393
Jara Pérez-Jiménez and Fulgencio D. Saura-Calixto

19 Impact of Fruit Dietary Fibers and Polyphenols on Modulation of the Human Gut Microbiota 405
Ana E. Quirós Sauceda, Ramón Pacheco-Ordaz, Jesús Fernando Ayala-Zavala, Adrián Hernández Mendoza, Aarón F. González-Córdova, Belinda Vallejo-Galland, and Gustavo A. González-Aguilar

20 Lipids in Fruits and Vegetables: Chemistry and Biological Activities 423
Ramiro Baeza-Jiménez, Leticia X. López-Martínez, Rebeca García-Varela, and Hugo S. García

21 Vitamin E (Tocopherols and Tocotrienols) in Fruits and Vegetables with Focus on Chemistry and Biological Activities 451<b...