Phytochemicals for Health presents the state of the art in the field of Phytochemicals. It highlights how, following the interactions of plants and the environment, an analytical approach for standardization and quality control is of fundamental importance to product quality control.
Parts I and II cover the main problems relatied to natural products (plants, extraction, quantitative analysis, relationship with the surrounding environment). Part III presents the main classes of organic compounds identified and reported, and Part IV includes inorganic compounds. It also includes a chapter covering all the natural compounds that have become Active Principle Ingredients (API), highlighting next challenges.
Phytochemicals for Health is a valuable tool for senior scientists working in natural products field interested in investigating the correlation between chemical profile and biological activity in order to obtain a product that is safe for human health.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction (general aspects of phytochemicals, definitions, classes, chemical structures, and properties) - p. 3 2. Chapter 2. Role of active ingredients in human health - p. 7 3. Part 2. Chemical and biological aspects - p. 33 4. Chapter 3. From plants to extracts - p. 35 5. Chapter 4. From extracts to quantitative analyses: Method validation, analytical approaches (chromatographic, spectroscopic, and electrochemical procedures) and innovative instrumentations LC × LC - p. 55 6. Chapter 5. From extract to chiral analyses of the natural products - p. 75 7. Chapter 6. Antidiabetic potential of capsaicinoids - p. 123 8. Chapter 7. Qualitative and quantitative determination of the main components of Capparis cartilaginea Decne. infusion by HPLC-UV - p. 149 9. Chapter 8. Naturally occurring coumarins and derivatives may have potential for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease - p. 163 10. Chapter 9. Increasing of biologically active metabolite production using plant biotechnology techniques in Nasturtium officinale (watercress) microshoot cultures - p. 193 11. Chapter 10. Current knowledge on selected stilbenes and their promising applications - p. 225 12. 1 Stilbenoids—General characteristic - p. 226 13. 2 Phytochemistry of stilbenoids - p. 228 14. 3 Biosynthesis of stilbenoids - p. 230 15. 4 Stilbenoids plant sources - p. 230 16. 5 Safety and toxicology of stilbenoids - p. 230 17. 6 Current applications of stilbenoids - p. 235 18. 7 Characteristics of the selected stilbenoids - p. 237 19. 8 Conclusions - p. 271 20. Chapter 11. Role of abiotic stress factors from natural and anthropogenic sources in plant-environment interaction - p. 289 21. Chapter 12. New active principle ingredient (API) (considering new formulations and new functionalized ingredients) - p. 307 22. Part 3. Organic phytochemicals state-of-the-art - p. 335 23. Chapter 13. Alkaloids' wide world: Biological activity, extraction, quantification - p. 337 24. Chapter 14. Terpenoids (extraction, quantification, and biological activities) - p. 371 25. Chapter 15. Phenolic compounds (extraction, quantification, biological activities) - p. 397 26. Part 4. Inorganic compounds state-of-the-art - p. 421 27. Chapter 16. Nonessential pollutant metals in the food chain: state of art and particular focus on thallium and platinum group metals (PGMs) - p. 423 28. Conclusion and future perspectives - p. 447 29. Index - p. 451
Phytochemicals for Health presents the state of the art in the field of Phytochemicals. It highlights how, following the interactions of plants and the environment, an analytical approach for standardization and quality control is of fundamental importance to product quality control.
Parts I and II cover the main problems relatied to natural products (plants, extraction, quantitative analysis, relationship with the surrounding environment). Part III presents the main classes of organic compounds identified and reported, and Part IV includes inorganic compounds. It also includes a chapter covering all the natural compounds that have become Active Principle Ingredients (API), highlighting next challenges.
Phytochemicals for Health is a valuable tool for senior scientists working in natural products field interested in investigating the correlation between chemical profile and biological activity in order to obtain a product that is safe for human health.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction (general aspects of phytochemicals, definitions, classes, chemical structures, and properties) - p. 3 2. Chapter 2. Role of active ingredients in human health - p. 7 3. Part 2. Chemical and biological aspects - p. 33 4. Chapter 3. From plants to extracts - p. 35 5. Chapter 4. From extracts to quantitative analyses: Method validation, analytical approaches (chromatographic, spectroscopic, and electrochemical procedures) and innovative instrumentations LC × LC - p. 55 6. Chapter 5. From extract to chiral analyses of the natural products - p. 75 7. Chapter 6. Antidiabetic potential of capsaicinoids - p. 123 8. Chapter 7. Qualitative and quantitative determination of the main components of Capparis cartilaginea Decne. infusion by HPLC-UV - p. 149 9. Chapter 8. Naturally occurring coumarins and derivatives may have potential for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease - p. 163 10. Chapter 9. Increasing of biologically active metabolite production using plant biotechnology techniques in Nasturtium officinale (watercress) microshoot cultures - p. 193 11. Chapter 10. Current knowledge on selected stilbenes and their promising applications - p. 225 12. 1 Stilbenoids—General characteristic - p. 226 13. 2 Phytochemistry of stilbenoids - p. 228 14. 3 Biosynthesis of stilbenoids - p. 230 15. 4 Stilbenoids plant sources - p. 230 16. 5 Safety and toxicology of stilbenoids - p. 230 17. 6 Current applications of stilbenoids - p. 235 18. 7 Characteristics of the selected stilbenoids - p. 237 19. 8 Conclusions - p. 271 20. Chapter 11. Role of abiotic stress factors from natural and anthropogenic sources in plant-environment interaction - p. 289 21. Chapter 12. New active principle ingredient (API) (considering new formulations and new functionalized ingredients) - p. 307 22. Part 3. Organic phytochemicals state-of-the-art - p. 335 23. Chapter 13. Alkaloids' wide world: Biological activity, extraction, quantification - p. 337 24. Chapter 14. Terpenoids (extraction, quantification, and biological activities) - p. 371 25. Chapter 15. Phenolic compounds (extraction, quantification, biological activities) - p. 397 26. Part 4. Inorganic compounds state-of-the-art - p. 421 27. Chapter 16. Nonessential pollutant metals in the food chain: state of art and particular focus on thallium and platinum group metals (PGMs) - p. 423 28. Conclusion and future perspectives - p. 447 29. Index - p. 451
