List of contributors ix
Foreword xvii
Preface xix
Section I: Bioactive compounds from diverse plant microbial and marine sources
1 Bioactive compounds from vegetable and fruit by-products 3
B. De Ancos C. Colina-Coca D. González-Pena and C.
Sánchez-Moreno
2 Bioactive compounds in fresh-cut fruits: Occurrence and impact
of processing and cold storage 37
María Elida Pirovani Andrea Marcela Piagentini and Franco Van de
Velde
3 Pressurized hot water extraction of polyphenols from plant
material 63
José Rodrigo Vergara-Salinas José Cuevas-Valenzuela and José R.
Pérez-Correa
4 Bioactive compounds in cereals: Technological and nutritional
properties 103
Bart³omiej Makowski Justyna Rosicka-Kaczmarek and Ewa Nebesny
5 Antimicrobials from medicinal plants: Research initiatives
challenges and the future prospects 123
Anita Pandey and Vasudha Agnihotri
6 Coccoloba uvifera as a source of components with antioxidant
activity 151
Maira Segura Campos Jorge Ruiz Ruiz Luis Chel Guerrero and David
Betancur Ancona
7 Bioactive compounds and medical significance of some
endangered medicinal plants from the Western Ghats region of India
163
Manoharan Melvin Joe Abitha Benson Muniappan Ayyanar and Tongmin
Sa
8 Fungal bioactive compounds: An overview 195
Gerardo Díaz-Godínez
9 Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: Association and production of
bioactive compounds in plants 225
Marcela C. Pagano and Partha P. Dhar
10 Extremophiles as source of novel bioactive compounds with
industrial potential 245
Mohamed Neifar Sameh Maktouf Raoudha Ellouze Ghorbel Atef Jaouani
and Ameur Cherif
11 New trends in microbial production of natural complex
bioactive isoprenoids 269
Rama Raju Baadhe Ravichandra Potumarthi Naveen Kumar Mekala and
Vijai K. Gupta
12 Production of c-phycocyanin and its potential applications
283
Mohammed Kuddus Poonam Singh George Thomas and Athar Ali
Section II: Chemistry biotechnology and industrial relevance
13 Glycosides: From biosynthesis to biological activity toward
therapeutic application 303
Maria Henriques L. Ribeiro
14 Trehalose mimics as bioactive compounds 345
Davide Bini Antonella Sgambato Luca Gabrielli Laura Russo and Laura
Cipolla
15 Virtual screening and prediction of the molecular mechanism
of bioactive compounds in silico 371
Bashir A. Akhoon Krishna P. Singh Madhumita Karmakar Suchi Smita
Rakesh Pandey and Shailendra K. Gupta
16 Steroids in natural matrices: Chemical features and bioactive
properties 395
Joao C.M. Barreira and Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira
17 Bioactive compounds obtained through biotechnology 433
Gustavo Molina Franciele M. Pelissari Marina G. Pessoa and Gláucia
M. Pastore
18 Metabolic engineering of bioactive compounds in berries
463
Ivayla Dincheva Ilian Badjakov and Violeta Kondakova
19 Food-derived multifunctional bioactive proteins and peptides:
Sources and production 483
Dominic Agyei Ravichandra Potumarthi and Michael K. Danquah
20 Food-derived multifunctional bioactive proteins and peptides:
Applications and recent advances 507
Dominic Agyei Ravichandra Potumarthi and Michael K. Danquah
Section III: Biochemistry and nutraceutical or health-related applications
21 An overview of the molecular and cellular interactions of
some bioactive compounds 527
Amro Abd Al Fattah Amara
22 Bioactive compounds as growth factors and 3D matrix materials
in stem cell research 555
Naveen Kumar Mekala Rama Raju Baadhe and Ravichandra Potumarthi
23 Phytosterols: Biological effects and mechanisms of
hypocholesterolemic action 565
Rafaela da Silva Marineli Cibele Priscila Busch Furlan Anne y
Castro Marques Juliano Bicas Gláucia Maria Pastore and Mário
Roberto Maróstica Jr.
24 Overview of the role of food bioactive compounds as
complementary therapy for celiac disease 583
Antonio Cilla Laia Alemany Juan Antonio Giménez and José Moisés
Laparra
25 Bioactive lipid components from ruminant milk and meat: The
new face of human health 599
Malgorzata Szumacher-Strabel Mohamed El-Sherbiny Adam Cieslak
Joanna Szczechowiak and Hanna Winiarska
26 The milk fat globule membrane: A potential source of
health-promoting glycans 631
Sarah A. Ross Jonathan A. Lane Michelle Kilcoyne Lokesh Joshi and
Rita M. Hickey
27 Seaweed and milk derived bioactive peptides and small
molecules in functional foods and cosmeceuticals 669
Maria Hayes Melani García-García Ciarán Fitzgerald and Tomas
Lafarga
Index 693
Dr Vijai Kumar Gupta is Lead Researcher (EI-ReNew), MolecularGlyco-biotechnology Research Group, Department of Biochemistry,School of Natural Sciences, NUI Galway, Ireland and TCBB, NUIGalway, Ireland. Dr Maria G. Tuohy is the Head of the MolecularGlycobiotechnology Research Group, Department of Biochemistry,School of Natural Sciences, NUI Galway, Ireland. Dr Anthonia O Donovan is a postdoctoral research scientistwith the Molecular Glycobiotechnology Group at NUI Galway,Ireland. Dr Mohtashim Lohani is Associate Professor at IntegralUniversity in Lucknow, India.
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