Introduction

Sources of redox active secondary metabolites; Agnieszka Bartoszek

The modern art of identification of natural substances in whole plants (I); Patrick Chaimbault

A word on redox activity; Torsten Burkholz and Claus Jacob

Oxidative stress, antioxidants, chemoprevention and beneficial roles of pro-oxidants; Lars-Oliver Klotz

The French paradox at Tea time: From flavonoids toward synthetic stilbene-based drugs; Oualid Talhi, Diana C.G.A. Pinto, Artur Silva

Bioreactivity of resveratrol in relation to inflammatory processes; Norbert Latruffe; Alan Lançon, Emeric Limage, Jean-Jacques Michaille

Treasures along the oligomeric road from flavonoids to polyphenols and tannins; Hadi Ebrahimnejad, Torsten Burkholz and Claus Jacob

The cellular thiolstat as emerging target of secondary metabolites; Martin Gruhlke, Alan Slusarenko

Thiosulfinates, organic polysulfanes and related compounds: From an unusual chemistry toward a wealth of potential applications; Ifeanyi D. Nwachukwu, Alan J. Slusarenko

Beyond glutathione:- Different low molecular weight thiols as mediators of redox regulation and other metabolic functions in lower organisms; Chris Hamilton, Miriam Arbach, Murree Groom

Garlic based natural "products": Turning secondary plant metabolites into a commercial success; Awais Anwar, Murree Groom, Miriam Arbach, Chris Hamilton

Phytol, a chlorophyll component with anti-inflammatory properties; Peter Olofsson, Malin Hultqvist, Lars I. Hellgren and Rikard Holmdahl

Recent advances in molecular genetics of furanocoumarin synthesis in higher plants; Frédéric Bourgaud, Alexandre Olry, Alain Hehn

Natural products molten together: Towards multifunctional hybrid molecules with specific activities and applications; Gilbert Kirsch Sergio Valente

Nanotaxis for antioxidants; Cornelia M. Keck, Rainer H. Müller and Karl-Herbert Schäfer

Industrial uses of redox active enzymes; Jennifer A. Littlechild, Michail Isupov

Systemic enzyme therapy - Fact or Fiction?; Peter Meiser, Zhanjie Xu, Gilbert Kirsch and Claus Jacob

Conclusions and outlook