Overview
- Provides an in-depth review of the ways in which grapes exert health benefits, which include aspects such as the promotion of antioxidant activity and cell-signaling capabilities
- Provides insight into how grapes may provide benefits related to diverse aspects of health
- Allows health professionals to understand the complexity of systems beneficially impacted by a single food
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Dr. Pezzuto received his A.B. degree in chemistry from Rutgers University and Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He is currently Professor and Dean of the Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Long Island University and holds adjunct professorial positions at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Purdue University, and the University of Hawaii. He is an author of over 500 publications, co-inventor of several patents, the editor of four books, a member of over 10 editorial boards of international journals, and the editor-in-chief of Pharmaceutical Biology. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and recipient of the Volwiler Research Award by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. His current research interests are predominately in the areas of biology-driven natural product drug discovery and characterization, with primary emphasis in the fields of cancer chemotherapy and cancer chemoprevention. He directs a long-term project designed to investigate the effects of grape consumption on health.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Grapes and Health
Editors: John M. Pezzuto
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28995-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-28993-9Published: 03 June 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80469-9Published: 31 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-28995-3Published: 25 May 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 235
Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour
Topics: Nutrition, Food Science, Medicinal Chemistry