This volume provides a general overview of the therapeutic potential of the essential oils in cancer and highlights some promising future directions. It integrates chemistry, pharmacology, and medicine while discussing bioactive essential oils in experimental models and clinical studies of cancer. The book is a valuable resource for all engaged in the study of natural products and their synthetic derivatives, particularly for those interested in academic research and pharmaceutical and food industries dedicated in the discovery of useful agents for the therapy or prevention of cancer.
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Chapter 1: Principles of cancer pathogenesis and therapy: a brief overview.- Chapter 2: Essential Oils Chemistry.- Chapter 3: Pharmacobotanical Aspects of Aromatic Plants.- Chapter 4: Essential oils as Raw Materials in the Synthesis of Anticancer Drugs.- Chapter 5: Antitumor Essential Oils: Progress in Medicinal Chemistry.- Chapter 6: Clinical Advances on Anticancer Essential Oils.- Chapter 7: Antitumor Essential Oils.- Chapter 8: Antitumor Monoterpenes.- Chapter 9: Sesquiterpenes from Essential Oils with Promising Antitumor Properties.- Chapter 10: Antitumor Phenylpropanoids.- Chapter 11: Antitumor Essential Oils: Synergy and Chemotherapeutic Interactions.- Chapter 12: Dietary Essential Oils and Cancer chemopreventive potential.- Chapter 13: Cancer and aromatherapy: a view of how the use of essential oils applies to palliative care.- Chapter 14: Perillyl Alcohol: A Pharmacotherapeutic Report.- Chapter 15: Conclusion and Future Perspectives.Circa l’autore
Damião Pergentino de Sousa is Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University, Paraiba, Brazil. He received his Master’s degree in Natural Products (Pharmacology and Chemistry) from the Federal University of Paraíba. He received his Ph D (in Organic Chemistry) from the Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil. His current research is mainly focused on the medicinal chemistry studies applied to natural products and synthetic derivatives with potential therapeutic use. Professor de Sousa is a member of the editorial board and reviewer of several international journals with a broad range of scientific fields, such as natural products, organic synthesis, pharmacology, and biotechnology. He is also a consultant of funding agencies of scientific research and has scientific collaboration with several research groups throughout the world. He has published extensively in the field of natural products.Acquista questo ebook e ricevine 1 in più GRATIS!
Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● Pagine 292 ● ISBN 9783319191447 ● Dimensione 12.3 MB ● Età 02-99 anni ● Editore Damião Pergentino de Sousa ● Casa editrice Springer International Publishing ● Città Cham ● Paese CH ● Pubblicato 2015 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 4498620 ● Protezione dalla copia DRM sociale
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