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| I. Occurrence and Analysis |
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1. Analysis and Identification of Flavonoids in Practice |
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2. Phenolic Acids in Fruits |
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3. Flavonoids in Medicinal Plants |
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| II. Chemical and Biochemical Properties |
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4. The Chemistry of Flavonoids |
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5. Antioxidant Properties of Flavonoids: Reduction Potentials and Electron Transfer Reactions of Flavonoid Radicals |
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6. Flavonoid-Metal Interactions in Biological Systems |
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7. Inhibition of Mitochondrial Function by Flavonoids |
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| III. Antioxidant Activities |
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8. Structure-Antioxidant Activity Relationships of Flavonoids and Isoflavonoids |
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9. Structural Aspects of Antioxidant Activity of Flavonoids |
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10. Effects of Flavonoids on the Oxidation of Low-Density Lipoproteins |
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11. Flavonoids as Inhibitors of Lipid Peroxidation in Membranes |
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12. Isoflavonoids as Inhibitors of Lipid Peroxidation and Quenchers of Singlet Oxygen |
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| IV. Nutritional Studies |
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13. Gingko biloba Extract EGb 761: Biological Actions, Antioxidant Activity, and Regulation of Nitric Oxide Synthase |
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14. Nutritional Studies of Flavonoids in Wine |
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15. Nutrition of Grape Phenolics |
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16. Flavonoids and Phenylpropanoids as Contributors to the Antioxidant Activity of Fruit Juices |
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18. Nitrogen Monoxide (NO) Metabolism: Antioxidant Properties and Modulation of Inducible NO Synthase Activity in Activated Macrophages by Procyanidins Extracted from Pinus maritima (Pycnogenol(R)) |
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| V. In Vivo Effects |
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19. Anticancer Properties of Flavonoids, with Emphasis on Citrus Flavonoids |
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20. Quercetin in Foods, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer |
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21. Flavonoids and Coronary Heart Disease: Dietary Perspectives |
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22. Absorption, Metabolism, and Bioavailability of Flavonoids |
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| Index |
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