Plant secondary metabolites : occurrence, structure and role in the human diet / edited by Alan Crozier, Michael N. Clifford, Hiroshi Ashihara. - Oxford ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2006. - 372 p. : ill.

Phenols, polyphenols, and tannins : an overview -- Sulphur-containing compounds -- Terpenes -- Alkaloids -- Acetylenes and psoralens -- Functions of the human intestinal flora : the use of probiotics and prebiotics -- Secondary metabolites in fruits, vegetables, beverages and other plant-based dietary components -- Absorption and metabolism of plant secondary metabolites. HKBU library

YT2025 M09

1405125098 9781405125093


Plants--Metabolism.
Metabolism, Secondary.
Botanical chemistry.
Plants, Edible--metabolism.
Food Analysis--methods.
Heterocyclic Compounds--chemistry.
Heterocyclic Compounds--metabolism.
Plants, Edible--chemistry.

QK881 / P713 2006