title: Representative literature on the phytonutrients category: Phenolic acids.
abstract: Research concerning the benefits derived from dietary polyphenols, a significant class within the family of phytonutrients, has increased considerably in the last decade. Prior to the late 1990s, the nutritional spotlight focused on the antioxidant capabilities of carotenoids, vitamins, and minerals. More recently, however, research has emerged in strong support of the antioxidant capacity of polyphenols and their role in the prevention and/or treatment of certain cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and inflammation. Polyphenols are categorized according to the nature of their carbon skeleton, ranging from basic phenolic molecules to highly complex compounds, such as flavonoids, the most common and widely studied of all phenolic compounds. The most prevalent phenolic acids include ellagic acid, gallic acid, tannic acid, and capsaicin.
authors.affiliation: a Nutrition Department , Simmons College , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roche
authors.affiliation: a Nutrition Department , Simmons College , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.affiliation: a Nutrition Department , Simmons College , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.affiliation: a Nutrition Department , Simmons College , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
authors.forename: Kierin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.affiliation: a Nutrition Department , Simmons College , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
authors.forename: Alyssa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: a Nutrition Department , Simmons College , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
authors.forename: Marjorie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klapp
authors.affiliation: a Nutrition Department , Simmons College , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
authors.forename: Nova
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fullard
authors.affiliation: a Nutrition Department , Simmons College , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
authors.forename: Sari
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Edelstein
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D002211:Capsaicin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D004610:Ellagic Acid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D005707:Gallic Acid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D062385:Hydroxybenzoates / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D064209:Phytochemicals / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D059808:Polyphenols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D013634:Tannins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D014815:Vitamins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D062385:Hydroxybenzoates; D064209:Phytochemicals; D059808:Polyphenols; D013634:Tannins; D014131:Trace Elements; D014815:Vitamins; D004610:Ellagic Acid; D002338:Carotenoids; D005707:Gallic Acid; C017616:phenolic acid; D002211:Capsaicin
keywords: Phytonutrients; capsaicin; ellagic acid; gallic acid; phenolic acids; phytochemicals; tannic acid