The Question Of Caffeine Ed. By Jolanta Natalia Latosinska And Magdalena Latosinska
by Jolanta Natalia Latosinska /
2017 / English / PDF
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This book consists of chapters covering caffeine history, methods of its determination and not only astonishing medicinal but also non-medicinal applications. Every reader will find in this book something interesting, inspiring, informative and stimulating.
Because of its ability to reduce tiredness, sleep deprivation and improve alertness, caffeine emerged in the twenty-first century as a miraculous specific, which allows humans to cross their normal physiological and psychological body limits. Its attractiveness comes from its natural origins and strong psycho-stimulating properties, with relatively weak side effects. Caffeine studies carry the hope to understand the associations between inherited genotype and drug action and to find highly personalized treatments for various diseases, more sophisticated drug delivery systems, safer ways of protecting plants and cheap, renewable fuels.
1 Introductory Chapter: Caffeine, a Major Component of Nectar of the Gods and Favourite Beverage of Kings, Popes, Artists and Revolutionists, a Drug or a Poison?
2 Coffea arabica: A Plant with Rich Content in Caffeine
3 How Much Caffeine in Coffee Cup? Effects of Processing Operations, Extraction Methods and Variables
4 Caffeine Dose-Response Relationship and Behavioral Screening in Zebrafish
5 Development of Tumor-Specific Caffeine-Potentiated Chemotherapy Using Span 80 Nano-Vesicles DDS
6 Influence of Exogenously Supplemented Caffeine on Cell Division, Germination, and Growth of Economically Important Plants
7 Chemistry and Biotransformation of Coffee By-Products to Biofuels by Bianca Yadira Pérez-Sariñana and Sergio Saldaña-Trinidad
