Dedication Preface Foreword by Professor Jonathon Powell Part 1: General Aspects of Beer and Constituents (i) Beer Making, Hops and Yeast Overview of Manufacturing Beer: Ingredients, Processes and Quality Criteria Sascha Wunderlich and Werner Back NON Lager Beer Andrea Pavsler and Stefano Buiatti Lager Beer Andrea Pavsler and Stefano Buiatti Traditional and Modern Japanese Beers: Methods of Production and Composition Masato Kawasaki and Shuso Sakuma Sorghum Beer: Fabrication, Nutritional Value and Impact Upon Human Health Maoura Nanadoum and Jacques Pourquie Production of Alcohol-free Beer Luigi Montanari, Ombretta Marconi, Heidi Mayer, and Paolo Fantozzi Yeast Diversity in the Brewing Industry Linda Hellborg and Jure Piskur The Brewer's Yeast Genome: From its Origins to our Current Knowledge Sandra Rainieri Flocculation in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Eduardo V. Soares Use of Amylolytic Enzymes in Brewing N.P. Guerra, A. Torrado-Agrasar, C. Lopez-Macias, E. Martinez-Carballo, S. Garcia-Falcon, J. Simal-Gandara, and L.M. Pastrana-Castro (ii) Beer Drinking Trends of Beer Drinking in Europe Pedro Marques-Vidal Trends in Beer Drinking: Rest of the World Qiao Qiao Chen and Pedro Marques-Vidal Beer Consumption Patterns in Northern Ireland Adele Mc Kinney and Kieran Coyle Beer Consumption in Teenagers in Brazzaville (Congo) Jean Robert Mabiala Babela, Alphonse Massamba, Senga Prosper, and Rajaventhan Srirajaskanthan Personality Characteristics Associated with Drinking and Beverage Preference Colin R. Martin Beer and Current Mood State Ralf Demmel and Jennifer Nicolai Female Beer Drinking and the Morning After L. Darren Kruisselbrink and Rene J.L. Murphy Beer Consumption During Pregnancy Brittany B. Rayburn and William F. Rayburn Beer and other Alcoholic Beverages: Implications for Dependence, Craving and Relapse Thomas Hillemacher and Stefan Bleich (iii) Beer Composition and Properties Beer Composition: An Overview Stefano Buiatti Identification of Taste and Aroma-Active Components of Beer Paul Hughes Hop Essential Oil: Analysis, Chemical Composition and Odor Characteristics Graham Eyres and Jean-Pierre Dufour* Ethanol Content of Beer Sold in the US: Variation Over Time, Across States and by Individual Drinks William C. Kerr Soluble Proteins of Beer Marion Didier and Bakan Benedicte Amino Acids in Beer Marta Fontana and Stefano Buiatti Purines in Beer Tetsuya Yamamoto and Yuji Moriwaki Beer Carbohydrates Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira Dietary Fiber in Beer: Content, Composition, Colonic Fermentability and Contribution to the Diet Goni, M.E. Diaz-Rubio, F. Saura-Calixto Beer and Arabinoxylan Glen P. Fox Histamine in Beer Susanne Diel, Maria Herwald, Hannelore Borck, and Friedhelm Diel Terpenoids in Beer J. Richard Dickinson Proanthocyanidins in Hops Hui-Jing Li and Max L. Deinzer Metals in Beer Pawel Pohl Minerals in Beer Luigi Montanari, Heidi Mayer, Ombretta Marconi, and Paolo Fantozzi Silicon in Beer: Origin and Concentration Caroline Walker, Gary Freeman, Ravin Jugdaohsingh, and Jonathan J. Powell (iv) Beer Stability and Spoilage The Chemistry of Ageing Beer D.P. De Schutter, D. Saison, F. Delvaux, G. Derdelinckx, F.R. Delvaux Trans-2-nonenal During Model Mashing Jose da Cruz Francisco and Estera Szwajcer Dey E-2-nonenal and Beta-damascenone in Beer Jose Rodrigues and Paulo Almeida Pathogens in Beer Garry Menz, Peter Aldred, and Frank Vriesekoop Fate of Pesticide Residues in Brewing Simon Navarro and Nuria Vela Part 2: General Effects on Metabolism and Body Systems (i) General Metabolism and Organ Systems Ethanol in Beer: Production, Absorption and Metabolism Rajkumar Rajendram and Victor R. Preedy What Contribution is Beer to the Intake of Antioxidants in Diet? Fulgencio Saura-Calixto, Jose Serrano, and Jara Perez-Jimenez Antioxidant Activity of Beer's Maillard Reaction Products: Features and Health Aspects Franco Tubaro Beer Affects Oxidative Stress Due to Ethanol: A Preclinical and Clinical Study Giovanni Addolorato, Lorenzo Leggio, Anna Ferrulli, Giovanni Gasbarrini, Antonio Gasbarrini, and Alcohol Related Diseases Study Group Antioxidant Capacity of Hops C. Proestos and M. Komaitis The Antioxidant Capacities of Beers: Relationship between Assays of Antioxidant Capacity, Colour and other Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Justin A. Fegredo, Rachel Meynell, Alan K.H. Lai, Max C.Y. Wong, Colin R. Martin, Helen Wiseman, Victor R. Preedy Biological Properties of Beer and its Components Compared to Wine Giuseppe Iacomino, Idolo Tedesco, and Gian Luigi Russo The Absorption and Metabolism of Phenolic Acids from Beer in Man Mirella Nardini, Fausta Natella, Andrea Ghiselli, and Cristina Scaccini Caloric Compensation in Response to Beer Consumption Neil E. Rowland Beer and Adiposity S. Goya Wannamethee The Relationship between Exercise and Beer Ingestion in Regards to Metabolism Tetsuya Yamamoto and Yuji Moriwaki Estrogenicity of Beer: The Role of Intestinal Bacteria in the Activation of Beer Flavonoid Sam Possemiers, Willy Verstraete, and Tom Van de Wiele Effects of Beer Ingestion on Body Purine Bases Yuji Moriwaki and Tetsuya Yamamoto Neuropharmaological Activity of Humulus Lupulus L Paola Zanoli and Manuela Zavatti Beer: Effects on Saliva Secretion and Composition H.S. Brand, M.L. Bruins, E.C.I. Veerman, and A.V. Nieuw Amerongen Beer and Coeliac Disease Glen P. Fox The Effect of Beer and other Alcoholic Beverages on the Esophagus with Special Reference to Gastroesophageal Reflux H. Seidl and C. Pehl Effects of Beer on the Gastric Mucosa as Determined by Endoscopy Andreas Franke and Manfred V. Singer The Effect of Beer and its Non-alcoholic Ingredients on Secretory and Motoric Function of the Stomach Andreas Franke and Manfred V. Singer The Effect of Beer and its Non-alcoholic Constituents on the Exocrine and Endocrine Pancreas as well as on Gastrointestinal Hormones Peter Feick, Andreas Gerloff, and Manfred V. Singer Beer and the Liver Rajaventhan SriRajaskanthan and Victor R. Preedy (ii) Cardiovascular and Cancer Beer Consumption and Homocysteine D.A. De Luis and R. Aller Alcohol, Beer and Ischemic Stroke Kenneth Mukamal Beer: Is it Alcohol, Antioxidants, or both? Animal Models of Atherosclerosis Joe A. Vinson Beer Inhibition of Heterocyclic Amines-induced Carcinogenesis Hajime Nozawa and Keiji Kondo Maize Beer and Carcinogenesis Zodwa Dlamini, Zukile Mbita, and Lindiwe Skhosana The Relationship between Beer Consumption and Lung Cancer Douglas E. Paull and Alex G. Little Phenolic Beer Compounds to Prevent Cancer Clarissa Gerhauser Beer Inhibition of Azoxymethane-induced Colonic Carcinogenesis Hajime Nozawa and Keiji Kondo Part 3: Specific Effects of Selective Beer Related Components (i) General Metabolism and Organ Systems Biological Activities of Humulone Hiroyasu Tobe Desmethylxanthohumol from Hops, Chemistry and Biological Effects Reinhard A. Diller, Herbert M. Riepl, Oliver Rose, Corazon Frias, Gunter Henze, and Aram Prokop Reproductive and Estrogenic Effects of 8-prenylnaringenin in Hops Stuart R. Milligan Regulation of Gene Expression by Hop-derived 8-prenylnaringenin Oliver Zierau and Gunter Vollmer Hop-derived Phytoestrogens Alter Osteoblastic Phenotype and Gene Expression Katharina E. Effenberger and Johannes Westendorf Antimalarials from Prenylated Chalcone Derivatives of Hops Sonja Froelich, Carola Schubert, and Kristina Jenett-Siems Acylphloroglucinol Derivatives from Hops as Anti-inflammatory Agents Hans Becker, Clarissa Gerhauser, and Gregor Bohr Hops derived Inhibitors of Nitric Oxide Hajime Nozawa, Feng Zhao, and Keiji Kondo Non-specific Hydroxyl Radical Scavenging Properties of Melanoidins from Beer Francisco J. Morales Anti-obesity Effects of Dietary Isomerized Hop Extract Containing Isohumulones Generated via Peroxisome Proliferators-activated Receptors Hiroaki Yajima 80. Moderate Beer Consumption: Effects on Silcon Intake and Bone Health Ravin Jugdaohsingh and Jonathan J. Powell 81. Biolabelling of Xanthohumol in Hop Cones (Humulus Lupulus L., Cannabaceae) with Stable and Radioactive Precursors for Biosynthetic and Metabolic Studies Hans Becker, Stefanie Berwanger, and Norbert Frank (ii) Cardiovascular and Cancer 82. Epicatechin and its Role in Protection of LDL and of Vascular Endothelium Tankred Schewe and Helmut Sies 83. Isohumulones from Beer Modulate Blood Lipid Status Aruto Yoshida 84. Flavonoids in Beer and their Potential Benefit on the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Chung-Yen Chen and Jeffrey B. Blumberg 85. Vasoactivity of Flavonols, Flavones and Catechins Owen L. Woodman 86. The Anti-invasive and Proapoptotic Effect of Xanthohumol: Potential use in Cancer Barbara Vanhoecke, Jerina Boelens, Sofie Lust, Fritz Offner, and Marc Bracke 87. Anti-cancer Property of Epicatechin Gallate in Colon Cancer Cells Seung Joon Baek and Seong-Ho Lee 88. Use of Quercetin in Prostate Cancer Cells Charles Y.F. Young 89. Beer and Prevention of Heterocyclic Amine-induced DNA Adducts and O6-methlyguanine Sakae Arimoto-Kobayashi 90. Techniques for Assessing Anti-cancer Effects of Beer Clarissa Gerhauser Part 4: Assay Methods and Techniques Used for Investigating Beer and Related Compounds 91. The Evaluation of Beer Ageing Maria Purificacion Hernandez-Artiga and Dolores Bellido Milla 92. Use of Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry to Fingerprint Beer Rodrigo R. Catharino, Alexandra C.H.F. Sawaya, and Marcos N. Eberlin 93. Methods for the Characterization of Beer by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) A.M. Gil and J. Rodrigues 94. Methods for the Vibrational Spectroscopy Analysis of Beer Salvador Garrigues and Miguel de la Guardia 95. Fluorecence Methods for the Analysis of Beer Ewa Sikorska, Igor Khmelinskii, and Marek Sikorski 96. Capillary Electrophoresis Methods used for Beer Analysis Antonio Segura-Carretero, Sonia Cortacero-Ramirez, and Alberto Fernandez-Gutierrez 97. Manual and Robotic Methods for Measuring the Total Antioxidant Capacity of Beers Justin A. Fegredo, Max C.Y. Wong, Helen Wiseman, and Victor R. Preedy 98. Methods for the HPLC Analysis of Phenolic Compounds and Flavonoids of Beer Pavel Jandera 99. Methods for the Assay of Iso-alpha-acids and Reduced iso-alpha-acids in Beer Gerd Vanhoenacker and Pat Sandra 100. Methods for Determining Biogenic Amines in Beer Anastasia Zotou and Zacharenia Loukou 101. Beer and ESR Spin Trapping Kevin Huvaere and Mogens L. Anderson 102. Method for Determining Ethanol in Beer Domenica Tonelli 103. Quantification of Beer Carbohydrates by HPLC Isabel M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira
