Polyphenols in Plants: Isolation, Purification and Extract Preparation, 2nd edition, provides a detailed insight into polyphenols that occur naturally in plants and how they can be affected during growth and development, then effectively removed and optimized for various applications in food production. Historically, plants have been the major sources for drugs and health promotion. While there are a small number of nutrients contained, the growing focus is on the very diverse, complex ring structures: polyphenols that are not nutritious. In order to study or use them in patient treatment, the polyphenols need to be isolated, identified, and purified for application and study. Polyphenols in Plants: Isolation, Purification and Extract Preparation brings together experts in the field who share their ongoing examination of isolation and purification of polyphenols as well as determination of their structures and composition.
Section 1: Modification by Plant Growth and Environment
1. Not only what is food is good – polyphenols from edible and non-edible vegetable waste
2. Polyphenols in agricultural by-products and food waste
3. Phenolic natural compounds and their influence on physiological processes in plants
4. Improving bioavailability of polyphenols using nano-delivery systems based on food polymers
5. Plant phenolics in foods
Section 2: Isolation and Analysis of Polyphenol Structure
6. Structure and antioxidant efficiency of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) bark polyphenols unravelled by high-performance liquid chromatography/photodiode array detection/multistage electrospray mass spectrometry and chemometrics
7. Characterization and Quantification of Polyphenols in Fruits
8. Phenotypic diversity of colored phytochemicals in sorghum accessions with various pericarp pigments
9. Relevance and analysis of citrus flavonoids
10. Extraction methods of polyphenol from grapes
11. Total polyphenols content and antioxidant DPPH assays on biological samples
12. Extraction phenolic compounds from Coriandrum sativum L. and Amaranthus hybridus L. by microwave technology
13. Curcumin/turmeric as an environment-friendly stain for proteins on acrylamide gels
14. Anthocyanins and other polyphenols in citrus genus: Biosynthesis, chemical profile, and biological activity
15. Rice phenolics: extraction, characterization and utilization in foods
Section 3: Analysis Techniques for Polyphenols
16. Gas chromatography - mass spectrometry analysis of polyphenols in foods
17. Reaction of Hemoglobin with the Schiff base intermediate of the Glucose/Asparagine reaction: Formation of a Hemichrome
18. Adsorption and ion exchange for the recovery and fractionation of polyphenols – Principles and applications
19. Flavonoids from Holarrhena floribunda (G.don) leaves
20. HILIC chromatography- Powerful technique in the analysis of polyphenols
21. Chromatographic analysis of polyphenols
22. Preparative purification of polyphenols from sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) leaves by AB-8 macroporous resin
23. Evaluation of the phytochemistry and biological activity of grape (Vitis vinifera L.) stems: towards a sustainable winery industry
24. The phenolic gingerols and gingerol-derived shogaols: features and properties related to the prevention and treatment of cancer and chronic inflammation
25. Polyphenols presents in Campomanesia genus: Pharmacological and nutraceutical approach
Ronald Ross Watson, PhD, is Professor of Health Promotion Sciences at the University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Dr Watson began his research in public health at the Harvard School of Public Health as a Fellow in 1971 doing fieldwork on vaccines in Saudi Arabia. He has done clinical studies in Colombia, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United States which provides a broad international view of public health. He has served in the military reserve hospital for 17 years with extensive training in medical responses to disasters as the chief biochemistry officer of a general hospital, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. He is a distinguished member of several national and international nutrition, immunology, and cancer societies. Dr Watson’s career has involved studying many lifestyle aspects for their uses in health promotion. He has edited over 100 biomedical reference books and 450 papers and chapters. His teaching and research focus on alcohol, tobacco, and drugs of abuse in heart function and disease in mouse models.