Plant-based Bioactive Compounds & Human Health

Ricardo Gómez García, PhD Researcher at Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP) and Professor at the Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones Interdisciplinarios (CEII), Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Centro Cultural 2º piso, Ciudad Universitaria, Carretera México km 13, 25350 Arteaga, Coahuila, México. Jorge L. Guía García, PhD Professor at Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila. N. Paola Meléndez Rentería, PhD Professor at Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones Interdisciplinarios (CEII), Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Centro Cultural 2º piso, Ciudad Universitaria, Carretera México km 13, 25350 Arteaga, Coahuila, México. Cecilia Sarahi de la Rosa Vazquez, PhD Professor at Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones Interdisciplinarios (CEII), Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Centro Cultural 2º piso, Ciudad Universitaria, Carretera México km 13, 25350 Arteaga, Coahuila, México. María L. Flores-López, PhD Professor at Departamento de Innovación Tecnológica y Divulgación Científica, Instituto de Lenguas Extranjeras, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo 25070, Mexico Cristóbal N. Aguilar, PhD Professor at Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila.

• PART I. VALUABLE HEALTH BENEFITS OF NATURAL BIOPRODUCTS.- Introduction.- Chapter 1. Knowing the healthy eating.- Chapter 2. Cannabinoids, an emerging alternative for pain management.- Chapter 3. Antioxidant and bioactivity of plants from the north of Mexico.- Chapter 4. Polyphenols as a treatment for parasitic diseases.- Chapter 5. Essential oils against human parasites.- Chapter 6. Natural compounds and nanomaterials used in oncology.- PART II. ABSORPTION AND BIOACCESIBILITY OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS.- Chapter 7. Bioavailability and bioaccessibility of phenolic compounds during gastrointestinal digestion.- Chapter 8. Impact of bioactive lipids intake on human health.- Chapter 9. Biochemistry, bioactivity and applications of vegetal compounds.- Chapter 10. In vitro gastrointestinal digestion.- Chapter 11. Bioaccessibility and benefits of bioactive compounds present in food.- Chapter 12. Cellular effects of ellagitannins.- PART III. EMERGING EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES AND PROMISING ADVANCES ON BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS.- Chapter 13. Emerging and sustainable extractions of food bioactive compounds.- Chapter 14. Plant derived nutraceuticals by green extraction methods as sustainable modulators of gut microbiome.- Chapter 15. Promising bioactive compounds and their positive health effects of unexplored plants.- Chapter 16. Recent advances in health benefits of bioactive compounds of semi-arid zone plants.- Chapter 17. Importance of Brazilian native medicinal plants and their health benefits.