Description
Book SynopsisBiomolecular injury is damage inflicted by a reactive molecule on a biological molecule. This work presents up-to-date and wide-ranging information in a user-friendly format for research scientists specializing in food and nutrition-based toxicology.
Table of ContentsMACROMOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF INJURY AND THE ROLE OF ANTIOXIDANTS.
Membrane Lipid and Lipoprotein Injury: Prevention by Antioxidants (H. Wiseman & T. Ridgway).
DNA Injury: Prevention by Antioxidants (R. Hambly).
Protein Injury: Prevention by Antioxidants (B. Evans & J. Woodward).
GENE EXPRESSION AND CELL MEDIATED MECHANISMS OF TOXICITY EXPRESSION.
Xenobiotic Metabolism and Bioactivation by Cytochromes P-450 (C. Ioannides).
Apoptosis Triggered by Free Radicals: Role in Human Diseases (G. Kass, et al.).
HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EFFECTS.
Dietary Phytoestrogens, Oestrogens and Tamoxifen: Mechanisms of Action in Modulation of Breast Cancer Risk and Prevention of Heart Disease (H. Wiseman).
Strategies for the Removal of Ecotoxicants: Environmental Oestrogens and Oestrogen-Mimics (T. Ridgway & H. Wiseman).
Index.
