Bioactive Compounds from Food: Benefits and Analysis
About this ebook
In Bioactive Compounds from Food: Benefits and Analysis, spectrophotometric, fluorometric, chromatographic, enzymatic, and electrophoretic methods that are utilized to analyze the different bioactive compounds of food are comprehensively discussed. In addition, the merits and limitations of the existing methods of analysis for bioactive compounds from food are also highlighted. Further, the benefits of these bioactive compounds on human health as anti-oxidative, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-infective, anti-hyperlipidemic, and anti-hypertensive agents are also discussed with detailed insight and critical analysis of the contemporary research carried out in this domain.
Key Features:
- Explores the world of bioactive compounds in foods
- Discusses recent analysis techniques for bioactive compounds
- Includes a summary of the health benefits of bioactive compounds
- Provides different analysis methods involved in the identification and quantification of food bioactive compounds
This book provides in-depth information and a comprehensive discussion on the human health benefits of food bioactive compounds and the different methods of analysis involved in the identification and quantification of food bioactive compounds.
About the author
Leo M. L. Nollet earned an MS (1973) and PhD (1978) in biology from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. He is an editor and associate editor of numerous books. He is an editor and associate editor of numerous books. He edited for M. Dekker, New York—now CRC Press of Taylor & Francis Publishing Group—the first, second, and third editions of Food Analysis by HPLC and Handbook of Food Analysis.
Dr. Javed Ahmad (ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7025-751X) is an Associate Professor at College of Pharmacy, Najran University, Saudi Arabia. He received his Doctorate degree in pharmaceutical sciences from School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi (India). He is a recipient of CSIR-Senior Research Fellowship and International Travel Award from Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India during his Ph.D. After his Ph.D, he joined NIPER Raebareli, an autonomous institute of Department of Pharmaceuticals, Govt. of India as a faculty position. He has published more than 125 high quality research and review articles in peer-reviewed journals of international repute
