Frontiers in Bioactive Compounds

CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- List of Contributors -- Extra Virgin Olive Oils: Bioactive Compounds and Health Benefits -- INTRODUCTION -- The Olive Fruit -- The Olive Oil -- Fatty Acids -- Tocopherols -- Sterols -- Carotenoids and Chlorophylls -- Hydrocarbons -- Triterpene dialcohols and acids -- Phenols -- Phenolic alcohols -- Phenolic acids -- Flavonoids -- Lignans -- Is All Olive Oil Created Equal? -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Wine: Biologic Active Compounds and Health Benefits -- INTRODUCTION -- PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS -- HEALTH BENEFITS OF POLYPHENOLS -- NITROGEN FRACTION OF WINES -- VITAMINS IN WINES -- Vitamin B2 -- Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12) -- FUTURE TRENDS AND PERSPECTIVES -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Recent Advances in the Analysis of Bioactive Compounds Based on Molecular Recognition -- MOLECULAR RECOGNITION -- Molecular Recognition in Chiral Analysis -- BIOLOGICAL RECOGNITION SYSTEMS -- Natural Receptors -- Bioelements -- Enzymes -- Antibodies -- Aptamers -- Nucleic Acids (DNA, RNA, etc.) -- Cells -- BIOMIMETIC RECEPTORS -- Ligands (Crown Ethers, Cryptands, Valinomycin, etc.) -- Cyclodextrins -- Calixarenes -- Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) -- ANALYTICAL APPLICATIONS -- Separation Techniques -- Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) -- Gas Chromatography (GC) and Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC) -- Liquid Chromatography -- Electrophoretic Separation -- Sensors -- Electrochemical Biosensors -- Optical Biosensors -- Other types of biosensors (piezoelectric, magnetoelastic, calorimetric) -- CONCLUSION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Electrochemical Sensors for the Detection of Antioxidants -- INTRODUCTION -- ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS FOR THE DETECTION OF ANTIOXIDANTS