Some contributions were originally presented at the 24th International Conference on Polyphenols hosted by the University of Salamanca, Spain from July 8 to 11, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Colour Plates -- The Visible Flavonoids or Anthocyanins: From Research to Applications / Raymond Brouillard, Stefan Chassaing, Géraldine Isorez, Marie Kueny-Stotz, Paulo Figueiredo -- Flavonoid Chemistry of the Leguminosae / Nigel C. Veitch -- Updating Wine Pigments / Victor A.P. de Freitas, Nuno Mateus -- Ellagitannins-An Underestimated Class of Plant Polyphenols: Chemical Reactivity of -Glucosidic Ellagitannins in Relation to Wine Chemistry and Biological Activity / Stéphane Quideau, Michael Jourdes, Dorothée Lefeuvre, Patrick Pardon, Cédric Saucier, Pierre-Louis Teissedre, Yves Glories -- Strategies to Optimize the Flavonoid Content of Tomato Fruit / Arnaud G. Bovy, Victoria Gómez-Roldán, Robert D. Hall -- Biological Activity of Phenolics in Plant Cells / Luc P.R. Bidel, Marc Coumans, Yves Baissac, Patrick Doumas, Christian Jay-Allemand -- Muriel Wheldale Onslow and the Rediscovery of Anthocyanin Function in Plants / Kevin S. Gould -- Plant Phenolic Compounds Controlling Leaf Movement / Minoru Ueda, Yoko Nakamura -- Red Clover Derived Isoflavones: Metabolism and Physiological Effects in Cattle and Sheep and their Concentration in Milk Produced for Human Consumption / Juhani Taponen, Eeva A. Mustonen, Lea Kontio, Ilkka Saastamoinen, Aila Vanhatalo, Hannu Saloniemi, Kristiina Wähälä -- Polyphenols as Biomarkers in Nutrition Research: Resveratrol Metabolome a Useful Nutritional Marker of Moderate Wine Consumption / Raul Zamora-Ros, Cristina Andrés-Lacueva -- Translation of Chemical Properties of Polyphenols into Biological Activity with Impact on Human Health / João Laranjinha -- Mitigation of Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Signaling by Fruit and Walnut Polyphenols: Implications for Cognitive Aging / James A. Joseph, Barbara Shukitt-Hale, Lauren M. Willis -- Antiatherosclerotic Effects of Dietary Flavonoids: Insight into their Molecular Action Mechanism at the Target Site / Junji Terao, Kaeko Murota, Yoshichika Kawai -- Index