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Classification of Bioactive Compounds
Bioactive compounds are classified based upon their chemical structure. Carotenoids,
phenolics, alkaloids, nitrogen containing compounds, and organosulfur are primary
classes of these compounds. However, these classes are further stratified into subcategories (Fig. 28.1) [13].
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Induced Metabolic
Disorders
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are substances in the environment (air,
soil, or water supply), food sources, personal care products, and manufactured
products that interfere with the normal function of your body’s endocrine system.
There has been an increasing focus to investigate association between human exposure to EDCs and disease over the past few decades [14]. Special attention is given
Bioactive compounds
Organosulfur
Nitrogen containing
Alkaloids
Phenolics
Tannins
Coumarins
Stibenes
Flavanoids
Phenolic
Isothiocyanates
Indoles
Isoflavonoids
Anthocyanidin
Flavonone
(Catechins)
Flavonols
Flavones
Flavonols
Carotenoids
α-carotene
β-carotene
β-cryptoxanthin
Hydroxybenzoic
Hydroxycinnamic
Gallic
Protocatechuic
p-Coumaric
Caffeic
Quercetin
Kaemferol
Myricetin
Apigenin
Chrysin
Eriodictyol
Hesperitin
Catechin
Epicatechin
Epigallocatechin
Cyanidin
Pelargonidin
Genistein
Daidzein
Fig. 28.1 Classification of bioactive compounds (figure is self-constructed and data is extracted
from Maharaj 2015) [13]
28 Bioactive Compounds for the Treatment of Metabolic Disorders