1st Edition

Advances in Food Biochemistry

Edited By Fatih Yildiz Copyright 2010
522 Pages 154 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

522 Pages 154 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

522 Pages
by CRC Press

Understanding the biochemistry of food is basic to all other research and development in the fields of food science, technology, and nutrition, and the past decade has seen accelerated progress in these areas. Advances in Food Biochemistry provides a unified exploration of foods from a biochemical perspective. Featuring illustrations to elucidate molecular concepts throughout the text, this... Read more

Water and Its Relation to Food, B. Karakaş and M. Certel

Glycobiology of Foods: Food Carbohydrates—Occurrence, Production, Food Uses, and Healthful Properties, F. A. Manthey and Y. Xu

Amino Acids, Oligopeptides, Polypeptides, and Proteins, F. Yildiz

Enzymes Applied in Food Technology, D. Arapoglou, A. E. Labropoulos, and T. H. Varzakas

Lipids, Fats, and Oils, I. S. Arvanitoyannis, T. H. Varzakas, S. Kiokias, and A. E. Labropoulos

Nucleic Acid Biochemistry: Food Applications, I. A. Kurnaz and Ç. Ceylan

Hormones: Regulation of Human Metabolism, A. Karakoç

Physiologically Bioactive Compounds of Functional Foods, Herbs, and Dietary Supplements, G. Dinelli, I. Marotti, S. Bosi, B. Biavati, and P. Catizone

Flavor Compounds in Foods, D. Boyacioglu, D. Nilufer, and E. Capanoglu

Food Acids: Organic Acids, Volatile Organic Acids, and Phenolic Acids, Y. S. Velioğlu

Biological Oxidations: Enzymatic and Nonenzymatic Browning Reactions and Control Mechanisms, D. Di Gioia, F. Göğüş, S. Fadίloğlu, and Ç. Soysal

Lipid Oxidation and Control of Oxidation, S. Kiokias, T. H. Varzakas, I. S. Arvanitoyannis, and A. E. Labropoulos

Food Additives and Contaminants, T. H. Varzakas, I. S. Arvanitoyannis, and A. E. Labropoulos

Nutrigenomics and Nutrigenetics, A. Ekmekci and M. Y. Cirak

Pharmacogenomics and Toxicogenomics in Food Chemicals, B. Karahalil

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Biography

Dr. Fatih Yildiz teaches and conducts research in the biochemistry, biotechnology, and food engineering departments at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. He has done research projects with FAO, UNIDO, UNICEF, and NATO as a project director and has published more than research and review papers in international and national journals as the major author.