Natural antioxidants and biocides from wild medicinal plants / editors: Carlos L. Céspedes ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Antioxidant and biocidal activities from natural sources: an overview / Carlos L. Céspedes -- Antioxidants from vegetal sources: new research avenues / Edgar Pastene -- Chocolate proanthocyanidins / David Seigler and Reinhard Lieberei -- Bioaccessibility and bioavailability of bioactive compounds in food and plant determination / José Bastias, Claudia Fuentealba, and Ociel Muñoz -- Bioactivity of endophytes isolated from medicinal plants / Mahendra K. Rai -- Antioxidant properties of singlet oxygen suppressors / Adjaci F. Uchoa, Divinomar Severino, and Mauricio S. Baptista -- Antioxidant activity and chemical composition of Colombian propolis / Jesús H. Gil-González ... [et al.] -- Chilean native species as source of natural polyphenols / Carolina Fredes and Gloria Montenegro -- Antioxidant activity of anacardic acids / Noriyoshi Masuoka, Kuniyoshi Shimizu, and Isao Kubo -- Alkylresorcinols: chemical properties, methods of analysis and potential uses in food, industry, and plant protection / Diego A. Sampietro ... [et al.] --Phytoecdysteroids isolated from Mexican cacti and other plants: their potential use as insect growth regulators and insecticides / Juan R. Salazar and Carlos L. Céspedes -- Zuccagnia punctata Cav.: phytochemistry, traditional uses and pharmacology / Marta A. Vattuone ... [et al.] -- Hybanthus parviflorus: insecticidal activity of a South American plant / Adriana M. Broussalis, Sandra Clemente, and Graciela E. Ferraro -- Natural polymers and their antibacterial activity / Luis Lillo ... [et al.] -- Insect growth regulatory activities of extracts and compounds from Latinoamerican flora / Juan R. Salazar and Carlos L. Céspedes -- Anti-salmonella agents from the medicinal Brazilian plant Tanacetum balsamita / Isao Kubo, Ken-ichi Fujita, and Kuniyoshi Shimizu -- Photoprotective activity of some Mexican plants / Ana M. García-Bores ... [et al.].