Table of Contents

a: Preface SECTION I: Overview and Perspectives 1: Antioxidant and Biocidal Activities from Natural sources: An Overview Carlos L. Céspedes 2: Antioxidants from vegetal sources: New research avenues Edgar Pastene 3: Chocolate proanthocyanidins David Seigler and Reinhard Lieberei 4: Bioaccessibility and bioavailability of bioactive compounds in food and plant determination José Bastias, Claudia Fuentealba and Ociel Muñoz 5: Bioactivity of endophytes isolated from medicinal plants Mahendra K. Rai SECTION II: ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES 6: Antioxidant properties of singlet oxygen suppressors Adjaci F. Uchoa, Divinomar Severino and Mauricio S. Baptista 7: Antioxidant activity and chemical composition of Colombian propolis Jesús H. Gil-González, Diego L. Durango-Restrepo, Benjamín A. Rojano and Juan C. Marín-Loaiza 8: Chilean native species as source of natural polyphenols Carolina Fredes and Gloria Montenegro 9: Antioxidant activity of anacardic acids Noriyoshi Masuoka , Kuniyoshi Shimizu and Isao Kubo SECTION III: BIOCIDAL ACTIVITIES 10: Alkylresorcinols: Chemical properties, methods of analysis and potential uses in food, industry and plant protection Diego A. Sampietro, María M. E. Belizán, Marta A. Vattuone, César A. N. Catalán 11: Phytoecdysteroids Isolated from Mexican Cacti and other plants Their potential use as insect growth regulators and insecticides Juan R. Salazar and Carlos L. Céspedes 12: Zuccagnia punctata Cav.: Phytochemistry, traditional uses and pharmacology Marta A. Vattuone, José R. Soberón, Melina A. Sgariglia, Emma N. Quiroga and Diego A. Sampietro 13: Hybanthus parviflorus: Insecticidal activity of a South American plant Adriana M. Broussalis, Sandra Clemente and Graciela E. Ferraro 14: Natural Polymers and their Antibacterial Activity Luis Lillo, Julio Alarcón, Gerardo Cabello, Carlos L. Céspedes and Claudia Caro 15: Insect Growth Regulatory activities of extracts and compounds from Latinoamerican flora Juan R. Salazar and Carlos L. Céspedes 16: Anti-Salmonella agents from the medicinal Brazilian plant Tanacetum balsamita Isao Kubo, Ken-ichi Fujita and Kuniyoshi Shimizu 17: Photoprotective Activity of Some Mexican Plants Ana M. García-Bores, Tzasná Hernández, Amira R. Arciniegas, José del Carmen Benítez, M. Rosario Gonzalez, Manuel López, Alfonso Romo de Vivar and José Guillermo Avila b: Index c: About the Editors

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Carlos L. Cespedes Diego A. Sampietro David S. Seigler Mahendra K. Rai