Phytochemicals

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Phytochemicals Isolation, Characterisation and Role in Human Health Edited by A. Venket Rao and Leticia G. Rao Edited by A. Venket Rao and Leticia G. Rao Photo by ajijchan / iStock Global dietary recommendations emphasize the consumption of plant-based foods for the prevention and management of chronic diseases. Plants contain many biologically active compounds referred to as phytochemicals or functional ingredients. These compounds play an important role in human health. Prior to establishing the safety and health benefits of these compounds, they must first be isolated, purified, and their physico-chemical properties established. Once identified, their mechanisms of actions are studied. The chapters are arranged in the order from isolation, purification and identification to in vivo and clinical studies, there by covering not only the analytical procedures used but also their nutraceutical and therapeutic properties. ISBN 978-953-51-2170-1 Phytochemicals - Isolation, Characterisation and Role in Human Health

PHYTOCHEMICALS - ISOLATION, CHARACTERISATION AND ROLE IN HUMAN HEALTH Edited by A. Venket Rao and Leticia G. Rao

Phytochemicals - Isolation, Characterisation and Role in Human Health http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/58648 Edited by A. Venket Rao and Leticia G. Rao Contributors Wagner Luiz Ramos Barbosa, Marcos Soto-Hernández, Nagi Kumar, Rohanie Maharaj, Aldina Kesić, Nadira Ibrišimović- Mehmedinović, Almir Šestan, João Xavier de Araújo-Júnior, Pedro Aquino, Antônio Euzébio Goulart Sant’Ana, Thiago Mendonça De Aquino, Barbara Santos, Magna Suzana Alexandre-Moreira, Dario Donno, Gabriele Loris Beccaro, Alessandro Cerutti, Giancarlo Bounous, Maria Gabriella Mellano, Gaspar Diaz, Leseilane Johannes Mampuru, Victor Patrick Bagla, Matlou Mokgotho, Everaldo G. Attard, Henrietta Attard, Antoine Tanti, Jurgen Azzopardi, Mario Sciberras, Victor Pace, Neville Buttigieg, Andrew Mangion Randon, Bernardette Rossi, Marie Josette Parnis, Karin Vella, Michelle Zammit, Anthony Serracino Inglott, Patricia Isabel Manzano Santana, Mariana Albulescu, Estela Guardado Yordi, Venketeshwer Rao, Leticia Rao © The Editor(s) and the Author(s) 2015 The moral rights of the and the author(s) have been asserted. All rights to the book as a whole are reserved by INTECH. The book as a whole (compilation) cannot be reproduced, distributed or used for commercial or non-commercial purposes without INTECH’s written permission. Enquiries concerning the use of the book should be directed to INTECH rights and permissions department (permissions@intechopen.com).