Series Introduction -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Phenolic Acids in Fruits and Vegetables -- Flavonoids in Herbs -- The Relationship Between the Phenolic Composition and the Antioxidant Activity of Fruits and Vegetables -- Applications of Flavonoid Analysis and Identification Techniques: Isoflavones (Phytoestrogens) and 3-Deoxyanthocyanins -- Synthesis, Identification, Quantification, and Chemical Reactivity of Methylated Flavan-3-ols -- Investigation of Flavonoids and Their In Vivo Metabolite Forms Using Tandem Mass Spectrometry -- Effects of Flavonoids on the Oxidation of Low-Density Lipoprotein and Atherosclerosis -- Phytochemicals and Brain Aging: A Multiplicity of Effects -- Flavonoids: Neuroprotective Agents? Modulation of Oxidative Stress-Induced Map Kinase Signal Transduction -- Mitochondrial Actions of Flavonoids and Isoflavonoids -- Gene Modulation of HaCaT Cells Induced by Pine Bark Extract -- Cytoprotective and Cytotoxic Effects of Flavonoids -- Understanding the Bioavailability of Flavonoids Through Studies in Caco-2 Cells -- Metabolism in the Small Intestine and Gastrointestinal Tract -- Absorption of Quercetin Glycosides -- Bioavailability of Flavanol Monomers -- Absorption and Metabolism of Hydroxycinnamates -- Index.