Mitochondrial Physiology and Vegetal Molecules: Therapeutic Potential of Natural Compounds on Mitochondrial Health provides a comprehensive overview of mitochondrial physiology throughout the human lifespan, along with the effects of molecules of vegetal origin on mitochondrial health. The book is structured into two parts, providing a balance of both foundational and applied content. Sections present an overview of mitochondrial physiology, including its structure, dynamics, biogenesis, membranes, DNA transcription, and translation in mitochondria. Specific chapters focus on apoptosis, the effect of specific vegetable-derived molecules on mitochondrial health, including anthocyanins, caffeine, cannabinoids, carnosic and rosmarinic acids, citrus flavonoids, polyphenols, pterostilbene, resveratrol, and sulforaphane, among others. This book is a complete resource for researchers in this exciting field. Its comprehensive coverage makes it particularly interesting to bioscience researchers who are willing to understand the foundations of mitochondrial physiology throughout the human lifespan. Clinician researchers, MDs, nutritionists, pharmacologists and sports scientists may also be attracted to its detailed information on the health effects of vegetal origin molecules on the organelle.