336 Pages
51 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
336 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Polyphenol phytoestrogens – bioactives found in specific foods and beverages – impart antioxidant, phytoestrogenic, antiproliferative, and enzyme modulating activities within the human metabolic system. It is believed that these compounds protect against several forms of cancer, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, osteoporosis, and menopausal symptoms. While there has been a rise in... Read more
PRODUCTION
Introduction to Phytoestrogens, E. Gültekin and Fatih Yildiz
Biosynthesis of Polyphenol Phytoestrogens in Plants, G. Dinelli,
A. Bonetti, S. Elementi, L.F. D’Antuono, and P. Catizone
Chemistry and Mechanism of Action of Phytoestrogens, Rakesh
Kumar Rishi
CONSUMPTION
Pharmacokinetics of Phytoestrogens, Devarakonda R. Krishna
and Masuram Somashekhar
Phytoestrogens in Cell Signaling, Ozgur Kutuk and Huveyda
Basaga
Phytoestrogens and Body Composition, V. Di Mattei, L. Scalfi,
and F. Branca
RISK AND BENEFIT ANALYSIS
Reproductive Hormones in Females and Hormone
Replacement Therapy, Ayhan Karakoç and Metin Arslan
Benefits and Risks of Phytoestrogens, Bensu Karahalil
OPTIMIZATION AND UTILIZATION
Soy Isoflavones and Health, Xing-Gang Zhuo, Koko Taku,
Melissa K. Melby, and Shaw Watanabe
APPLICATIONS
Wine Antioxidants/Phytoestrogens, Stamatina Kallithraka
GLOSSARY
INDEX
Introduction to Phytoestrogens, E. Gültekin and Fatih Yildiz
Biosynthesis of Polyphenol Phytoestrogens in Plants, G. Dinelli,
A. Bonetti, S. Elementi, L.F. D’Antuono, and P. Catizone
Chemistry and Mechanism of Action of Phytoestrogens, Rakesh
Kumar Rishi
CONSUMPTION
Pharmacokinetics of Phytoestrogens, Devarakonda R. Krishna
and Masuram Somashekhar
Phytoestrogens in Cell Signaling, Ozgur Kutuk and Huveyda
Basaga
Phytoestrogens and Body Composition, V. Di Mattei, L. Scalfi,
and F. Branca
RISK AND BENEFIT ANALYSIS
Reproductive Hormones in Females and Hormone
Replacement Therapy, Ayhan Karakoç and Metin Arslan
Benefits and Risks of Phytoestrogens, Bensu Karahalil
OPTIMIZATION AND UTILIZATION
Soy Isoflavones and Health, Xing-Gang Zhuo, Koko Taku,
Melissa K. Melby, and Shaw Watanabe
APPLICATIONS
Wine Antioxidants/Phytoestrogens, Stamatina Kallithraka
GLOSSARY
INDEX
Biography
Fatih Yildiz
“…the first manual that synthesizes current scientific, technical, and practical aspects involved in the production, consumption, and safety of phytoestrogens in foods. …provides insight on the major questions concerning core areas of polyphenol research. This book makes scientific data accessible to a general audience of readers…”
— Dorothea Bedigian, Economic Botany, Vol. 61,
No. 1, 2007
