Antioxidant Activity of Polyphenolic Plant Extracts

Antioxidant Activity of Polyphenolic Plant Extracts is a collection of scientific articles regarding polyphenols that is substances occurring naturally in plants and exhibiting many beneficial effects on human health. Among polyphenols interesting biological properties their antioxidant activity is considered the most important. This book brings together experts from different research fields on topics related to polyphenols such as their isolation and purification assessment of their antioxidant activity prevention from oxidative stress-induced diseases and use as food additives. The polyphenols used in the present studies are derived from a great variety of plants ranging from well-known species to rare ones that are only found in specific regions. Moreover some of the studies provide evidence that polyphenols may be used for the prevention and treatment of common diseases such as diabetes mellitus Alzheimers disease cardiovascular and intestinal diseases. Importantly in several of the studies green extraction methods for the isolation of polyphenols were developed using modern technologies where few or no organic solvents were used in order to minimize environmental and health impacts.