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Bioactive Essential Oils and Cancer / edited by Damião Pergentino de Sousa

Contributor(s): de Sousa, Damião Pergentino, editor literario | SpringerLink (Online service)
Material type: materialTypeLabelE-bookPublisher: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2015Edition: 1st ed. 2015.Description: 1 recurso en línea (XV, 292 páginas) : 53 ilustraciones, 15 ilustraciones en color.ISBN: 9783319191447.Subject: Biología molecular | BotánicaOnline resources: Acceso a este recurso digital (usuarios Universidad Europea de Madrid)Digital Resources
Contents:
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.
Abstract: 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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LIBRO-E NO PRÉSTAMO LIBRO-E NO PRÉSTAMO Madrid Digital Acceso Electrónico (UEM) Ciencias de la Salud RC271.A62 B563 2015 EB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) .i11569943 Acceso electrónico eBOOK .i11569943
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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.

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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