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Bioactive Lipids

Author : A Nicolaou
Publisher : Oily Press
ISBN 13 : 9780953194971
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (949 download)

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Download or read book Bioactive Lipids written by A Nicolaou and published by Oily Press. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Bioactive lipids, Anna Nicolaou and George Kokotos have brought together an international team of authors to discuss the nomenclature, structures, biochemistry, pharmacology and recent developments in the main classes of bioactive lipids. These lipids are essential components of the cell membrane and play many dynamic roles in mediating and controlling a wide array of cellular activities including membrane structure and organization, metabolic and gene regulation, protein structure and function, energy production, and signalling pathways. The lipid interests of scientists in the pharmaceutical and food industries are converging as the broader significance of bioactive lipids is increasingly recognized. Lipids and lipid-metabolizing enzymes are targeted for the development of new drugs. Meanwhile, functional foods, nutraceuticals and supplements already have lipids as major active ingredients. The food industry will progress from simply using lipids as ingredients, to the formulation of products that influence the synthesis, metabolism and effects of bioactive lipids in the body. These advances in applied lipid biochemistry will build on the fundamental research of lipid scientists in universities worldwide, such as those scientists contributing to Bioactive lipids.

Lipidomics and Bioactive Lipids: Mass Spectrometry Based Lipid Analysis

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Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080554881
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Lipidomics and Bioactive Lipids: Mass Spectrometry Based Lipid Analysis written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2007-11-26 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume in the well-established Methods in Enzymology series features methods for the study of lipids using mass spectrometry techniques. Articles in this volume cover topics such as Qualitative Analysis and Quantitative Assessment of Changes in Neutral Glycerol Lipid Molecular Species within Cells; Glycerophospholipid identification and quantitation by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry; Detection and Quantitation of Eicosanoids via High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry; Structure-specific, quantitative methods for "lipidomic" analysis of sphingolipids by tandem mass spectrometry; Analysis of Ubiquinones, Dolichols and Dolichol Diphosphate-Oligosaccharides by Liquid Chromatography Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry; Extraction and Analysis of Sterols in Biological Matrices by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry; The Lipid Maps Initiative in Lipidomics; Basic analytical systems for lipidomics by mass spectrometry in Japan; The European Lipidomics Initiative Enabling technologies; Lipidomic analysis of Signaling Pathways; Bioinformatics for Lipidomics; Mediator Lipidomics: Search Algorithms for Eicosanoids, Resolvins and Protectins; A guide to biochemical systems modeling of sphingolipids for the biochemist; and Quantitation and Standardization of Lipid Internal Standards for Mass Spectroscopy.

Lipidomics and Bioactive Lipids: Lipids and Cell Signaling

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Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080554091
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Lipidomics and Bioactive Lipids: Lipids and Cell Signaling written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2007-11-12 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume in the well-established Methods in Enzymology series features methods for the study of lipids using mass spectrometry techniques. Articles in this volume cover topics such as Phospholipase A1 assays using a radio-labeled substrate and mass spectrometry; Real-time Cell Assays of Phospholipases A2 Using Fluorogenic Phospholipids; Analysis and Pharmacological Targeting of Phospholipase C â interactions with G proteins; Biochemical Analysis of Phospholipase D.; Measurement of Autotaxin/Lysophospholipase D Activity; Platelet-Activating Factor; Quantitative measurement of PtdIns(3,4,5)P3; Measuring Phosphorylated Akt And Other Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase-Regulated Phosphoproteins In Primary Lymphocytes; Regulation of Phosphatidylinositol 4-Phosphate 5-Kinase activity by partner proteins; Biochemical Analysis of Inositol Phosphate Kinases; Analysis of the phosphoinositides and their aqueous metabolites; Combination of C17-sphingoid base homologues and mass spectrometry analysis as a new approach to study sphingolipid metabolism; Measurement of mammalian sphingosine-1-phosphate phosphohydrolase activity in vitro and in vivo; A rapid and sensitive method to measure secretion of sphingosine-1-phosphate; Ceramide Kinase and Ceramide-1-Phosphate; Measurement of Mammalian Diacylglycerol Kinase Activity in vitro and in Cells; Lipid Phosphate Phosphatases from Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Bioactive Lipids in Health and Disease

Author : Andres Trostchansky
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030114880
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Bioactive Lipids in Health and Disease written by Andres Trostchansky and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to introduce the readers on the perspective of the role that unsaturated fatty acids and complex lipids play on health and disease. Bioactive lipids can be modified affecting membrane composition, structure and fluidity in addition to changes in cell signaling associated to lipid-protein (membrane receptors) interactions, issues that are addressed by the authors. This book analyzes key topics involving bioactive lipids and their role in normal signaling and the mechanisms of disease. The book navigates from structural studies of oxidized and non-oxidized lipids to the reactions and cell signaling processes that bioactive lipids play in cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. The book contains the recent advances reported in the literature about lipidomics as well as the role that lipid-derived compounds exert on unfolded protein response and lipid metabolism and disease. This book represents a state of the art introduction to lipid metabolism from a biochemical to an in vivo overview being an useful tool for students and investigators. We hope the mechanistic observations on the role of bioactive lipids in health and disease serve a perspective to improve the existing treatments or propose new lipid-based pharmacology

The Role of Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Inflammation and Related Diseases

Author : Kenneth V. Honn
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030217353
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book The Role of Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Inflammation and Related Diseases written by Kenneth V. Honn and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-09-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Organizing Committee of the 15th International Conference on Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Inflammation and Related Diseases compiled a group of junior investigators to provide reviews on the topics they presented at the Puerto Vallarta Bioactive Lipids conference, as part of the book series, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB). The book in this series will be titled Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Inflammation and Related Diseases. Topics range from all classes of lipids including prostaglandins, resolvins, spingolipids, P450-derived lipids, endocannabanoids and phospholipids. The focus includes physiology, cell biology, and structural studies in organisms from bacteria to humans and how these studies addressed the role of lipids in various disease i.e. cancer, inflammation, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and others.

Frontiers in Bioactive Lipids

Author : Jack Y. Vanderhoek
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461558751
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (615 download)

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Book Synopsis Frontiers in Bioactive Lipids by : Jack Y. Vanderhoek

Download or read book Frontiers in Bioactive Lipids written by Jack Y. Vanderhoek and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of the Sixteenth Washington International Spring Symposium held at The George Washington University, May 6-9, 1996

The Role of Bioactive Lipids in Homeostasis and Pathology

Author : Chunjiong Wang
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889740412
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book The Role of Bioactive Lipids in Homeostasis and Pathology written by Chunjiong Wang and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-01-17 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Eicosanoids and Other Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Inflammation, and Radiation Injury, 5

Author : Kenneth V. Honn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461501938
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book Eicosanoids and Other Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Inflammation, and Radiation Injury, 5 written by Kenneth V. Honn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume represents a collection of contributions from the 6th International Conference on Eicosanoids and Other Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Inflammation, and Related Diseases held in Boston from September 12-15, 1999. The mission of this meeting was to bring together senior and junior investigators to both announce and examine their recent advancements in cutting-edge research on the roles and actions of lipid mediators and their impact in human physiology and disease pathogenesis. The meeting focused on new concepts in these areas of interest to both clinicians and researchers. The program included several outstanding plenary lectures and presentations by leading experts in the fields of cancer and inflammation. In addition, the Boston meeting presented three Young Investigator awards, one in each of the major focus areas. The meeting was exciting and proved to be very memorable. The program was developed with an emphasis on recent advances in molecular and of lipid mediators relevant in cellular mechanisims involved in the formation and actions inflammation and cancer. Plenary lectures were presented by Prof. Bengt Sammuelsson (Karolinska Institute, Stockholm; 1982 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine) and Prof. E. 1. Corey (Harvard University; 1990 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry). Both of these plenary lectures were held on Day 1, which set an exciting tone for this meeting. Immediately following these plenary lectures, three simultaneous breakout sessions were held, one of inflammation, a second on cancer and synthesis of novel inhibitors, and a third on enzymes-lipoxygenases/cyclooxygenases and inhibitors.

Bioactive Lipids

Author : Manuela Pintado
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128241748
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (282 download)

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Download or read book Bioactive Lipids written by Manuela Pintado and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2022-09-14 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bioactive Lipids presents the topic of bioactive lipids from a functional food development perspective. This book explores the potential of dietary lipids to understand how such bioactive compounds can be used in the development of functional foods and nutraceuticals. The book includes case studies to enable readers to understand the potential of several dietary lipids and the possibilities regarding their incorporation into several food matrices. Bioactive Lipids will be a welcome reference for researchers, lecturers and students from the food science and nutrition fields. Reviews the health benefits of several lipids and dietary sources, providing bioactive targets for therapeutic purposes Provides readers with tools for the development of new lines of research and for supporting ongoing investigations Includes case studies to present solutions for bioactive lipids incorporation into food matrices, and consequently to functional foods and nutraceuticals development

Lipidomics and Bioactive Lipids: Specialized Analytical Methods and Lipids in Disease

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Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080560652
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Lipidomics and Bioactive Lipids: Specialized Analytical Methods and Lipids in Disease written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2007-11-09 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume in the well-established Methods in Enzymology series features methods for the study of lipids using mass spectrometry techniques. Articles in this volume cover topics such as Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry for quantifying plasma lysophospholipids: potential biomarkers for cancer diagnosis; Measurement of eicosanoids in cancer tissues; Noninvasive Assessment of the Role of Cyclooxygenases in Cardiovascular HealthA Detailed HPLC/MS/MS Method; Lipidomics in Diabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome; LC-MS-MS Analysis of Neutral Eicosanoids; Quantification Of F2-Isoprostanes In Biological Fluids And Tissues As A Measure Of Oxidant Stress; Measurement of Products of Docosahexaenoic Acid Peroxidation, Neuroprostanes, and Neurofurans; Enantiomeric separation of hydroxy and hydroperoxy eicosanoids by chiral column chromatography; Targeted Chiral Lipidomics Analysis by Liquid Chromatography Electron Capture Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry (LC-ECAPCI/MS); Shotgun Lipidomics by Tandem Mass Spectrometry under Data-Dependent Acquisition Control; Identification of Intact Lipid Peroxides by Ag+ Coordination Ionspray Mass Spectrometry (CIS-MS); Quantification of Cardiolipin by Liquid Chromatography Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry.

Bioactive Ceramides in Health and Disease

Author : Johnny Stiban
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030211622
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Bioactive Ceramides in Health and Disease written by Johnny Stiban and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-09-09 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the various roles of bioactive ceramides and other sphingolipids in cellular biology. The enigmatic biophysical and biochemical properties of ceramides and their propensity to influence membranes whether as rafts or protein-permeable channels are heavily discussed. Metabolism of ceramides and their metabolites is also focused with ceramide synthase family of proteins being a target of extensive review. Ceramide 1-phosphate and other sphingolipids are also presented in cellular physiology and pathophysiology. Prokaryotic origins of mitochondria at the level of membranes and the occurrence of apoptosis in bacteria are presented. Many aspects of ceramide and sphingolipid biology are addressed in this book. Its focus is the metabolism of ceramide in normal and diseased states and the biophysical and biochemical mechanisms governing the bioactivity of these molecules. Sphingolipid research has surged over the past thirty years and this book gathers the recent findings of various aspects of sphingolipid biochemistry. World-renowned scientists from the field of lipid biology, specifically sphingolipid biochemistry, were gathered to write this book. Scholars from most continents of the globe committed to write diligently about their expertise and the newest findings in the relevant fields. This book came to fruition after almost a year and a half of laborious preparation and diligent writings. This book is targeted to the experienced reader who is looking to read about the various aspects of bioactive ceramide signaling, as well as to the newcomer into the field, as the topics are explained in concise yet very informative manner. The authors and editor wish all readers a pleasant time reading this volume, and are adamant that this book will meet all expectations.

Eicosanoids and Other Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Inflammation, and Radiation Injury, 4

Author : Kenneth V. Honn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461547938
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book Eicosanoids and Other Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Inflammation, and Radiation Injury, 4 written by Kenneth V. Honn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains conference presentations regarding the regulation of eicosanoid enzymes and, in particular, cyclooxygenases, lipoxygenases, and phospholipases. The new field of isoprostanes is also represented.

Bioactive Lipid Mediators

Author : Takehiko Yokomizo
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 4431556699
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Bioactive Lipid Mediators written by Takehiko Yokomizo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book summarizes the most recent progress in the studies of lipid mediators from the molecular to clinical level and introduces newly created tools for analysis including imaging mass spectrometry. Comprising 29 chapters divided into four major parts, the book describes the molecular natures of enzymes, transporters, and receptors for lipid mediators (Part I), the function of lipid mediators in Drosophila and Zebrafish (Part II), the relationships between lipid mediators and various diseases (Part III), and detailed procedures of extraction, preparation, and quantification of lipid mediators (Part IV). Research on lipid mediators initially started with analysis of the action of aspirin, and subsequent biochemical experiments identified many enzymes and receptors responsible for the biosynthesis and signal transduction of individual lipid mediators. Through the phenotypic analyses of transgenic and knockout mice, it has been shown that the dysregulation of some lipid mediators causes inflammatory, immune, or oncogenic disorders. Lipid mediators have attracted increased attention because their structures are conserved among different species, and their biosynthetic and signaling pathways have been deciphered at the molecular level. Many drugs that target lipid mediators are already being used in hospitals, and this book suggests further possibilities for development of a wide variety of such drugs. Very recently, highly sensitive mass spectrometry has begun to be used to identify novel lipid mediators that are present only in trace amounts in tissues but with robust biological activity. Written by international experts, this book provides readers a comprehensive view of lipid mediators and related topics and helps in the process of determining research targets for the near future.

Therapeutic Platform of Bioactive Lipids

Author : Manjari Singh
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000609065
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Therapeutic Platform of Bioactive Lipids written by Manjari Singh and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2023-05-12 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bioactive lipid metabolism and signaling are now widely accepted as major players in cancer biology. This volume helps to fill the urgent need to explore and investigate the innovations, current shortcomings, and future challenges of cancer therapy through the bioactive lipids by presenting new research on the use of bioactive lipids as effective weapons against cancer. The volume introduces the subject and then goes on to cover the chemistry, formulation, and mechanism of bioactive lipids in cancer. The volume takes a close look at lipoxins, ceramides, resolvins, and sphingosine-1-phosphate and their roles in cancer treatment. It also addresses the formulations based on bioactive lipids for the treatment of cancer. A variety of mechanisms of bioactive lipids as novel therapies are also covered, including using computational techniques to identify bioactive lipid drug targets, targeting therapy via KRAS and PI3K signals, and others. The authors also discuss the role and effects of various substances and their effect on various cancers, including colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, and others. The application of lysophosphatidic acid, lipopolysaccharide, lipid-soluble bioactive substance from avocado, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids-derived lipid metabolites, and more are covered as well. The volume offers academia, technologists, and scientists from different disciplines valuable information to gain knowledge of bioactive lipid metabolism and signaling as an anti-cancer weapon in their fight against cancer.

Bioactive Lipid Mediators in Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology

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Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323950582
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book Bioactive Lipid Mediators in Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2023-05-24 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bioactive Lipid Mediators in Cardiopulmonary Pharmacology, Volume 97 updates readers on topics surrounding Bioactive lipid mediators. These mediators are involved in a vast array of signaling pathways that regulate both physiological and pathophysiological responses. Chapters in this new release include Cyclooxygenases and Vascular Function, Cyclooxygenases and Platelet Function, Eicosanoids and Cardiomyopathies, Cytochrome P450 Bioactive Lipids in the Heart, Epoxide Hydrolase and Leukotoxin in the Heart and Lung, Role of cytochrome P450-epoxygenase and soluble epoxide hydrolase in the regulation of vascular response, Bioactive Lipids in Hypertension, Cytochrome P450 Metabolites and Angiogenesis, 20-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid and Vascular Function, and more. Other critical sections cover Cytochrome P450 Eicosanoids and the Brain, Omega-3 Oxylipids, Resolvins, Lipoxins and Inflammation, Endocannabinoids as Bioactive Metabolites, and Oxylipins and Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease. Provides reviews from world experts in the field of bioactive lipid mediators Focuses on current topics, with an emphasis on the development of novel therapeutics Covers a diverse range of bioactive lipids derived from COX, LOX or CYP-mediated metabolism of omega-3 and omega-6 PUFAs

Bioactive Lipids and Lipidomics 2018

Author : Mario Ollero
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3039362763
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (393 download)

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Download or read book Bioactive Lipids and Lipidomics 2018 written by Mario Ollero and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the coming of age of lipidomics, the science of global lipid analysis has broadened its contribution to the understanding of biological processes. This volume represents a transversal view on the state of the art of research on lipid biology and bioactive lipid molecules. It includes research and review articles on the role of bioactive lipids in diverse domains like cell signaling, neuromuscular transmission, cancer pathophysiology, cardiovascular and rare diseases, antibacterial activity, the emergency of biomaterials, and associated technological and analytical developments. It provides an instantaneous picture of the place of lipidomics and its fields of application, as well as hints about the directions that lipid research may follow in the near future.

Bioactive Molecules in Food

Author : Jean-Michel Mérillon
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3319780301
Total Pages : 2353 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Bioactive Molecules in Food written by Jean-Michel Mérillon and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-01-25 with total page 2353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference work provides comprehensive information about the bioactive molecules presented in our daily food and their effect on the physical and mental state of our body. Although the concept of functional food is new, the consumption of selected food to attain a specific effect existed already in ancient civilizations, namely of China and India. Consumers are now more attentive to food quality, safety and health benefits, and the food industry is led to develop processed- and packaged-food, particularly in terms of calories, quality, nutritional value and bioactive molecules. This book covers the entire range of bioactive molecules presented in daily food, such as carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, isoflavonoids, carotenoids, vitamin C, polyphenols, bioactive molecules presented in wine, beer and cider. Concepts like French paradox, Mediterranean diet, healthy diet of eating fruits and vegetables, vegan and vegetarian diet, functional foods are described with suitable case studies. Readers will also discover a very timely compilation of methods for bioactive molecules analysis. Written by highly renowned scientists of the field, this reference work appeals to a wide readership, from graduate students, scholars, researchers in the field of botany, agriculture, pharmacy, biotechnology and food industry to those involved in manufacturing, processing and marketing of value-added food products.