Food Information
Chemicals
Color
Cultural Aspects
Flavor
Miscellaneous Subjects
Nutrition
Pesticides
Phytochemicals
Plants: General
Product Development
Recipes
Sensory
Starch
Safety
Texture

General Information
Culinary Schools
Education, Courses
Food On-Line Ordering
Miscellaneous Subjects
Restaurants

Resources
Books, Newspapers, Journals
Libraries
Glossary
Government Resources
References, Newspapers, Journals

FAQ

Additive
Iron
Iron Can Initiate Hydrolytic Rancidity of Foods
Iron and Color in Foods
Iron Fortification, Links, and References
Nitrite/Nitrate in Food
Fortification
Sulfite in Food

FAQ - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

to Top

What are antioxidant phytochemicals and what foods are they found in?

http://www.agnic.org/

Agriculture Network Information Center contains many databases, including one a Database of Biologically Active Phytochemicals and Their Activities

http://www.realtime.net/anr/index.html

Austin Nutritional Research publishes a Reference Guide For HERBS which contains information on a number of anti-aging complete antioxidant vitamins nutraceuticals phytochemicals phytonutrients nutrition herbal complete supplements health fitness vitamin herb longevity as well as some other commercial information.

http://lpi.orst.edu/infocenter/

Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Information Center is a source for up-to-date, scientifically accurate information regarding the roles of specific vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals (plant chemicals that may affect health), and other nutrients in preventing disease and promoting health. Site includes vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and others.

http://rain-tree.com/index.html

Raintree Nutrition, Inc. has family Menispermaceae, Genus: Cissampelos, and Species: pareira and information on the phytochemicals included.

Adams NR. 1989. Phytoestrogens. In: Cheeke PR, ed. Toxicants of plant origin vl IV phenolics. Boca Raton,FL: CRCPress,1989:23-52.

Adlercreutz H, Bannwart C, Wahala K, Makela T, Brunow G, Hase T, Arosemena PJ, Kellis JT, Vickery LE.1993. Inhibition of human aromatase by mammalian lignans and isoflavonold phytoestrogens. J Steroid Blochem Molec Biol 44:147-53.

Adlercreutz H, Hockerstedt K, Bannwart C, Bloigu S, Hamalainen E, Fotsis T, Ollus A. 1987. Effect of dietary components, including lignans and phytoestrogens, on enterohepatic circulation and liver metabolism of estrogens and on sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG). J Steroid Biochem 27:1135-44.

Akiyama T, Ishida J, Nakagawa S, Ogawara H, Watanabe S, Itoh N, Shibuva M, Fukami Y. 1987. Genistein, a specific inhibitor of tyrosine-specific protein kinases. J Biol Chem 262:5595-95.

Aklercreutz H, Heikkinen R, Woods M, Fotsis T, Dwyer JT, Goldin BR, Gorbach SL. 1982. Excretion of the lignans enterolactone and enterodiol and of eqol in omnivorous and vegetarian postmenopausal women and in women with breast cancer. Lancet 2:1295-98.

Barrett J. 1996. Phytoestrogens:friends or foes? Environ Health Perspect 104:478-82.

Bernstein L, Ross RK.1993. Endogenous hormones and breast cancer risk. Epidemiol Rev 15:48-65.

Broitman SA, Wilkinson J, Cerda C, Branch SK.1996. Effects of monoterpenes and mevinolin on murine colon tumor CT-26 in vitro and its hepatic "metastases" in vivo. In: Dietary phytochemicals in cancer prevention and treatment. New York, NY: Plenum Press, 1996:111 -129.

Cassidy A, Bingham S, Setchell K. 1995. Biological effects of isoflavones in young women: the importance of the chemical composition of soyabean products. Br J Nutr. 74:587-601.

Crowell PL, Chang RR, Ren Z, Elson CE, Gould MN.1991. Selective inhibition of isoprenylation of 21-26-kDa proteins by the anticarcinogen d-Limonene and its metabolites. J Biol Chem. 266:17679-17685.

Crowell PL, Kennan WS, Haag JD, Ahmad S, Vedejs S, Gould MN. 1992. Chemoprevention of mammary carcinogenesis by hydroxylated derivatives of d-limonene. Carcinogenesis. 13:1261-1264.

Crowell PL, Ren Z, Lin S, Vedejs E, Gould MN. 1994. Structure-activity relationships among monoterpene inhibitors of protein isoprenylation and cell proliferation. Biochem Pharm. 47:1405-1415.

Dwyer JT, Goldin BR, Saul N, Gualtierl L, Barakat S, Adlercreutz H. 1994. Tofu and soy drinks contain phytoestrogens. J Am Diet Assoc 1994;94:739-743.

Fotsis T, Pepper M, Adlercreutz H, Fleischmann G, Hase T, Montesano R, Schweigerer L. 1993. Genistein, a dietary-derived inhibitor of in vitro anglogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci 90:2690-94.

Elegbede JA, Maltzman TH, Elson CE, Gould MN. 1993. Effects of anticarcinogenic monoterpenes on phase 11 hepatic metabolizing enzymes. Carcinogenesis. 14:1221-1223.

Fotsis T, Pepper M, Adlercreutz H, Hase T, Montesano R, Schweigerer L.1995. Genistein, a dietary ingested isoflavonoid, inhibits cell proliferation and in vitro anglogenests. J Nutr 125:79OS-97S.

Gelb MH, Tamanoi F, Yokoyama K, Ghomashchi F, Esson K, Gould MN. 1995. The inhibition of protein prenyltransferases by oxygenated metabolites of limonene and perillyl alcohol. Canc Let. 91:169-175.

Haag JD, Lindstrom MJ, Gould MN. 1992. Limonene-induced regression of mammary carcinomas. Canc Res. 52:4021-4026.

Hoyl RJ. 1996. Monoterpenes as regulators of malignant cell proliferation. In: Dietary phytochemicals in cancer prevention and treatment. New York, NY:Plenum Press 1996:137-146.

Huang J, Nasr M, Kim Y, Matthews HR. 1992. Genistein inhibits protein histidine kinase. J Biol Chem 267:15511-15.

Jameson CW.1990. Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of d-limonene. Research Triangle Park, NC:National Institute of Health, 1-75.

Jirtle RI, Haag JD, Adazi EA, Gould MN. 1993. Increased mannose 6-phosphate/insulin like growth factor 11 receptor and transforming growth factor Pl levels during monoterpene-induced regression of mammary tumors. Canc Res. 53:3849-3852.

Kelly GE, Joannou GE, Reeder AY, Nelson C, Waring MA. 1995. The variable metabolic responses to dietary isoflavones in humans. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 208:40-3.

Lee HP, Gourley L, Duffy SW, Esteve J, Lee J, Day NE. 1991. Dietary effects on breast-cancer risk in Singapore. Lancet 337:1197-1200.

Levy JR, Faber KA, Ayyash L, Hughes CL. 1995. The effect of prenatal exposure to the phytoestrogen genistein on sexual differentiation in rats. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 208:60-71.

Makela S, Poutanen M, Lehtimaki J, Kostian M-L, Santti R, Vlhko R. 1995. Estrogen-specific 17 beta-hydroxysteroid ox'doreductase type I as a possible target for the action of phytoestrogens. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 208:51-9.

Makela SI, Pylkkanen LH, Risto S, Santti S, Adlercreutz H. 1995. Dietary soybean may be antiestrogenic in mate mice. J Nutr 125:437-45.

Maltzman TH, Hurt LM, Elson CE, Tanner MA, Gould MN.1989. The prevention of nitrosmethylurea-induced mammary tumors by d-limonene and orange oil. Carcinogenesis. 10:781-783.

Markovits, J, Linassier C, Fosse P, Couprie J, Pier-re J, Jacquemin-Sablon A, Saucier J-M, Le Pecq J-B, Larsen AK.1989, Inhibitory effects of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein on mammalian DNA Topoisomerase 11. Cancer Res 49:5111-17.

Martin ME, Haourigui M, Pelissero C, Benassayag C, Nunez EA. 1996. Interactions between phytdoestrogens and human sex steroid binding protein. Life Sci 58:429-')6.

Martin PM, Horwitz KB, Ryan DS, McGuire WL. 1978.Phytoestrogen interaction with estrogen receptors in human breast cancer cells. Endocrinology 103:1860-67.

Matsukawa Y, Marui N, Sakai T, Satomi Y, Yoshida M, Matsumot K, Nishino H, Aoike A. 1993. Genistein arrests cell cycle progression at G2-M- Cancer Res 53:1328-31

Mousavi Y, Adlercreutz H. 1992. Enterolactone and estradiol inhibit each other's proliferative effect on MCF-7 breast cancer cells in culture. J Steroid Biochem Molec Biol 41:615-19

Setchell KDR, Bor-riello SP, Hulme P, Kirk DN, Axelson M.1984. Nonsteroidal estrogens of dietary origin: possible roles in hormone-dependent disease. Am J Clin Nutr 40:569-78.

Stark MJ, Burke YD, McKinzie JH, Ayoubi AS, Crowell PL. 1995. Chemotherapy of pancreatic cancer with the monoterpene perillyl alcohol. Canc Let. 96:15-21.

Voet D, Voet JG. 1995 Biochemistry, 2nd ed. New York, NY:John Wiley & Sons, Inc,:692-697, 1284-1286.

Wattenberg LW, Spamins VL, Barany G. 1989. Inhibition of N-Nitrosodiethylamine carcinogenesis in mice by naturally occuring organosulfer compounds and monoterpenes. Canc Res. 49:2689-2692.

Whitten PL, Lewis C, Russell E, Naftolin F.1995. Phytoestrogen influences on the development of behavior and gonadotropin function. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 208:82-6.

Whitten PL, Lewis C, Russell E, Naftolin F. 1995. Potential adverse effects of phytoestrogens. J Nutr 125:77 1 S-76S.

Updated: Wednesday, October 24, 2007.