Antioxidants in food

Practical applications
Edited by

Jan Pokorny
Nedyalka Yanishlieva
Michael Gordon

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List of contributors

Chapter 1
Professor Jan Pokorny
Department of Food Chemistry and Analysis
Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology
Prague Institute of Chemical Technology
Technick Street 5
CZ-166 28
Prague 6
CZECH REPUBLIC
Tel: +4202 2435 3264
Fax: +4202 311 000 or +4202 2431 1082
E-mail: pokornyj@vscht.cz
Chapter 2
Dr Michael Gordon
School of Food Biosciences
The University of Reading
PO Box 226
Whiteknights
Reading
RG6 6AP
UK
Tel: +44 (0)118 931 6723
Fax: +44 (0)118 931 0080
E-mail: M.H.Gordon@reading.ac.uk

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Chapter 3
Professor Nedyalka V Yanishlieva-Maslarova
Institute of Organic Chemistry
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Kv Geo Milev, Acad G Bonchev Str., Blok 9
BG-1113 Sofia
BULGARIA
Tel: +359 2 7334 178
Fax: +359 2 700 225
E-mail: nelly@orgchm.bas.bg
Chapter 4
Dr Michael Gordon
School of Food Biosciences
The University of Reading
PO Box 226
Whiteknights
Reading
RG6 6AP
UK
Tel: +44 (0)118 931 6723
Fax: +44 (0)118 931 0080
E-mail: M.H.Gordon@reading.ac.uk
Chapter 5
Dr Fabio Virgili
Free Radicals Research Group
National Institute for Food and Nutrition Research (INFAN)
Via Ardeatina 546
00178 Rome
ITALY
Tel: +39 06 50 32 412 (ext 517)
Fax: +39 06 50 31 592
E-mail: virgili@inn.ingrm.it
Chapter 6
Professor Ian Johnson
Institute of Food Research
Norwich Research Park
Colney
Norwich
NR4 7UA
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1603 255000
Fax: +44 (0)1602 507723
E-mail: ian.johnson@bbsrc.ac.uk

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Chapter 7
Dr Richard Faulks
Institute of Food Research
Norwich Research Park
Colney
Norwich
NR4 7UA
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1603 255235
Fax: +44 (0)1603 255237
E-mail: richard.faulks@bbsrc.ac.uk
Chapter 8
Dr Honglian Shi
Burke Medical Research Institute
Cornell University Medical College
785 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains
NY 10605
USA
Tel: +1 914 597 2142
Fax: +1 914 597 2757
E-mail: hshi@burke.org
Professor Etsu Niki
Department of Applied Chemistry
Utsunomiya University
7-1-2 Youtou
Utsunomiya 321-8585
Japan
Tel/Fax: +81 28 689 6167
E-mail: nikie@utsunomiya-u.ac.jp
Chapter 9
Professor Clifford Hall III
North Dakota State University
Department of Cereal Science
111 Harris Hall
Fargo
ND 58105
USA
Tel: +1 701 231 6359
Fax: +1 701 231 7723
E-mail: Clifford_Hall@ndsu.nodak.edu

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Chapter 10
Professor Nedyalka Yanishlieva-Maslarova
Institute of Organic Chemistry
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Kv Geo Milev, Acad G Bonchev Str., blok 9
BG-1113 Sofia
BULGARIA
Tel: +359 2 7334 178
Fax: +359 2 700 225
E-mail: nelly@orgchm.bas.bg

Chapter 11
Professor Kamila Mikov
Department of Food Chemistry and Analysis
Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology
Prague Institute of Chemical Technology
Technick Street 5
CZ-166 28
Prague 6
CZECH REPUBLIC
Tel: +4202 7277 0370
Fax: +4202 6731 1483
E-mail: kamila-mikova@boneco.cz

Chapter 12
Professor Susan L. Cuppett
Department of Food Science and Technology
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
143 Filley Hall
East Campus
Lincoln
NE 68583-0919
USA
Tel: +1 402 472 5616
Fax: +1 402 472 1693
E-mail: slcuppet@unlnotes.unl.edu

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Chapters 13, 14 and 15
Professor Jan Pokorny
Department of Food Chemistry and Analysis
Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology
Prague Institute of Chemical Technology
Technick Street 5
CZ-166 28
Prague 6
CZECH REPUBLIC
Tel: +4202 2435 3264
Fax: +4202 311 000 or +4202 2431 1082
E-mail: pokornyj@vscht.cz

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