Recent Advances in Polyphenol Research

Annalisa Romani 지음

Wiley-Blackwell 2014년 08월 04일 출간

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Plant polyphenols are secondary metabolites that constitute one of the most common and widespread groups of natural products. They express a large and diverse panel of biological activities including beneficial effects on both plants and humans. Many polyphenols, from their structurally simplest representatives to their oligo/polymeric versions (also referred to as vegetable tannins) are notably known as phytoestrogens, plant pigments, potent antioxidants, and protein interacting agents.Sponsored by the scholarly society Groupe Polyphe'nols, this publication, which is the fourth volume in this highly regarded Recent Advances in Polyphenol Research series, is edited by Annalisa Romani, Vincenzo Lattanzio, and Ste'phane Quideau. They have once again, like their predecessors, put together an impressive collection of cutting-edge chapters written by expert scientists, internationally respected in their respective field of polyphenol sciences. This Volume 4 highlights some of the latest information and opinion on the following major research topics about polyphenols:bull; Biosynthesis and genetic manipulationbull; Ecological role of polyphenols in plant defensebull; Actions of polyphenols in human health protection bull; Physical organic chemistry and organic synthesisChemists, biochemists, plant scientists, pharmacognosists and pharmacologists, biologists, ecologists, food scientists and nutritionists will all find this book an invaluable resource. Libraries in all universities and research institutions where these disciplines are studied and taught should have copies on their bookshelves.

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ContributorsPreface1 Monolignol Biosynthesis and its Genetic Manipulation: the Good, the Bad and the UglyRichard A. Dixon, M. S. Srinivasa Reddy and Lina Gallego-Giraldo1.1 Introduction1.2 Function and distribution of lignin in plants1.3 Targets for modification of lignin biosynthesis1.4 Impacts of lignin modification by targeting the monolignol biosynthetic pathway1.5 Impacts of lignin modification by targeting TFs1.6 Monolignol pathway modification and plant growth1.7 Conclusions &n- it isn&'t all that bad!2 Perturbing Lignin Biosynthesis: Metabolic Changes in Response to Manipulation of the Phenylpropanoid PathwayNickolas A. Anderson and Clint Chapple2.1 Introduction2.2 Changes in metabolism associated with phenylpropanoid pathway disruptions2.3 Atypical lignins2.4 Dwarfism2.5 Conclusions3 Function, Structure and Evolution of Flavonoid Glycosyltransferases in PlantsKeiko Yonekura-Sakakibara and Kazuki Saito3.1 Introduction3.2 UDP-dependent glycosyltransferases3.3 Glycoside hydrolase-type glycosyltransferases3.4 Conclusions4 The Chemistry and Chemical Ecology of Ellagitannins in Plant-Insect Interactions: from Underestimated Molecules to Bioactive Plant ConstituentsJuha-Pekka Salminen4.1 Introduction4.2 Definitions and chemical structures of hydrolysable tannins4.3 Biosynthetic pathways of hydrolysable tannins in plants4.4 Distribution of different types of tannins in plants4.5 Tannins in plant-herbivore interactions4.6 Conclusions5 Diverse Ecological Roles of Plant Tannins: Plant Defense and BeyondC. Peter

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저자(글) Annalisa Romani

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Annalisa Romani, board member of the laquo; Groupe Polyphe'nols raquo; (2008-2014), is Professor of Food Sciences and Technologies at the University of Florence, Italy. Her research laboratory is specialized in analytical, structural determination and biological activities of plant polyphenols, with a recent focus on food supplement and innovative extraction green technologies for the recovery of purified molecules as bio-phenols.Vincenzo Lattanzio, former President of the laquo; Groupe Polyphe'nols raquo; (2004-2008), is full Professor of Plant Biochemistry and Physiology at the University of Foggia (Italy). His research interest concerns studies of the role of phenolic compounds in resistance mechanisms of plant tissues against biotic and abiotic stresses, with a recent focus on trade-off mechanism between growth rate and adaptive response of plant tissues under nutritional stress. Ste'phane Quideau, former President of the Groupe Polyphe'nols (2008-2012), is full Professor of Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry at the University of Bordeaux, France. His research laboratory is specialized in plant polyphenol chemistry and chemical biology, with a focus on the studies of ellagitannin chemical reactivity and synthesis, and interactions of bioactive polyphenols with their protein targets.