Natural antioxidants and biocides from wild medicinal plants /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicinal plants > Utilization.; Biological pest control agents.; Plant metabolites.; Antioxidants.; Botanical chemistry.; Horticultural Crops, (New March 2000); Plant Composition.; Pesticides and Drugs; Control, (New March 2000); Non-food/Non-feed Plant Products.; Alkaloids.; Allelochemicals.; Antimicrobial properties.; Antioxidant properties.; Biological activity.; Chemical composition.; Insecticidal properties.; Medicinal plants.; Peptides.; Pharmacology.; Phytosterols.; Plant composition.; Polyphenols.; Terpenoids.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 272 pages) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book provides an up-to-date treatment of antioxidant and biocidal compounds mainly from Latin American plants. New antimicrobials, insecticides and antioxidants are compiled in a single source for the first time based on the research and knowledge of several internationally renowned research groups. This book is organized in three sections: Part I provides a general overview and perspectives on antioxidant, medicinal and biocidal plant compounds; Part II provides information on plant antioxidants isolated from a wide range of species; and Part III describes insecticidal, antimicrobial and other biocidal activities based on peptides, phytoecdysteroids, alkaloids, polyphenols, terpenoids and other allelochemicals.