Phenolic Antioxidants in Foods: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Analysis

Chapter 1: Concept of Antioxidant

Introduction to Antioxidant

·         Mechanism of Antioxidant Reaction

·         Estimation of Antioxidant Activity

·         Nomenclature of phenolic compounds

Chapter 2: Chemistry of Phenolic Antioxidants

Classification

·         Phenolic acids

·         Phenolic aldehydes and alcohols

·         Phenolic esters

·         Cinnamic acid amides

·         Lignans and lignin

·         Tannins

·         Coumarins

·         Flavonoids

·         Glycosides

Chapter 3: Phenolic Antioxidants in Foods

·         Phenolic antioxidants in fruits

·         Phenolic antioxidants in Vegetables

·         Phenolic antioxidants in Cereals and legumes

·         Phenolic antioxidants in Beverages

·         Phenolic antioxidants in Edible Oils

SECTION 2: BIOCHEMISTRY OF PHENOLIC ANTIOXIDANTS

Chapter 4: Biosynthesis of Phenolic Antioxidants

·         Biosynthesis of Phenolic aldehydes and alcohols

·         Biosynthesis of Phenolic esters

·         Biosynthesis of Lignans and lignin

·         Biosynthesis of Tannins

·         Biosynthesis of Coumarins

·         Biosynthesis of Flavonoids

·         Biosynthesis of Glycosides

Chapter 5: Metabolism of Phenolic Antioxidants

·         Ingestion of phenolic antioxidants

·         Digestion and absorption

·         Phenolic antioxidants in Bloodstream

·         Interactions with Proteins

·         Interactions with Carbohydrates

·         Pharmacological significance

·         Oxidative stress & Phenolic antioxidants

·         Aging & Phenolic antioxidants

·         Health & Diseases

Chapter 7: Molecular Mechanism of Phenolic Antioxidants

·         Basic Mechanism

·         In-vitro studies

·         In-vivo studies

SECTION 3: ANALYSIS OF PHENOLIC ANTIOXIDANTS

Chapter 8: Basics in Analysis of Phenolic Antioxidants

·         Spectrophotometric analysis

·         Titrimetric methods

Chapter 9: Chromatography of Phenolic Antioxidants

·         Liquid chromatography

·         Gas chromatography

·         Mass spectrometry

·         Nuclear Magnetic resonance spectroscopy

·         Near-infrared spectroscopy