Recent Advances in Polyphenol Research, Volume 3 / Recent Advances in Polyphenol Research Bd.3 (PDF)

Plant polyphenols are secondary metabolites that constitute one of
the most common and widespread groups of natural products. They
express a large and diverse panel of biological activities
including beneficial effects on both plants and humans. Many
polyphenols, from their structurally simplest representatives to
their oligo/polymeric versions (also referred to as vegetable
tannins) are notably known as phytoestrogens, plant pigments,
potent antioxidants, and protein interacting agents.

Sponsored by Groupe Polyphénols, this publication, which is
the third volume in this highly regarded Recent Advances in
Polyphenol Research series, is edited by Véronique
Cheynier, Pascale Sarni-Manchado, and Stéphane Quideau (the
current President of Groupe Polyphénols). Like their
predecessors, they have once again put together an impressive
collection of cutting-edge chapters written by expert scientists
internationally respected in their respective field of polyphenol
sciences. This Volume 3 provides the latest information and opinion
on the following major research topics about polyphenols:

* Organic chemistry and physical chemistry

* Biosynthesis, genetics and metabolic engineering

* The role of polyphenols in plants and ecosystems

* Health and nutrition

* Analysis and metabolomics

Chemists, biochemists, plant scientists, pharmacognosists and
pharmacologists, biologists, ecologists, food scientists and
nutritionists will all find this book an invaluable resource.
Libraries in all universities and research institutions where these
disciplines are studied and taught should have copies on their
bookshelves.