Resveratrol and Health, Volume 1215

Buch | Softcover

252 Seiten

2011
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-1-57331-814-3 (ISBN)

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This volume examines the phytoalexin resveratrol and the ongoing studies about its effects on lifespan and health. Resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene), a phytoalexin produced naturally by several plants when under attack by pathogens such as bacteria or fungi, significantly extends the lifespan of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Caenorhabditis elegans and the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Resveratrol is currently a topic of numerous animal and human studies into its effects.

The effects of resveratrol on the lifespan of many model organisms remain controversial. Anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, blood-sugar-lowering, and other beneficial cardiovascular effects of resveratrol have been reported in experiments with mouse and rat model systems. However, most of these results have yet to be replicated in humans. Resveratrol is found in the skin of red grapes and is a constituent of red wine. Resveratrol has also been produced by chemical synthesis or by biotechnological synthesis and is sold as a nutritional supplement derived primarily from Japanese knotweed.

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Dipak Kumar Das was the director of the Cardiovascular Research Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington. Das is known for his work on the beneficial properties of resveratrol, which is found in red wine. Ole Vang is the editor of Resveratrol and Health, Volume 1215, published by Wiley.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.3.2011
Reihe/Serie	Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Verlagsort	Hoboken
Sprache	englisch
Maße	175 x 252 mm
Gewicht	386 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Alternative Heilverfahren
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde ► Phytotherapie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zellbiologie
ISBN-10	1-57331-814-0 / 1573318140
ISBN-13	978-1-57331-814-3 / 9781573318143
Zustand	Neuware