Biochemical Actions of Plant Phenolics Compounds: Thermodynamic and Kinetic Aspects

Plant Phenolics and Human Health: Biochemistry, Nutrition, and Pharmacology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 91-106

  Fraga, Cesar G ^a,b   Celep, Gulcin Sagdicoglu ^b,c   Galleano, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Polyphenol interactions with membranes; Polyphenols as antioxidants; Polyphenols as metal chelators

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889618033     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470531792.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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