Antifungal Metabolites from Plants

2013
ISBN: 978-3-642-38075-4
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 469 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 8454 g

The goal of this book is to provide essential information on the use of different medicinal plants and their secondary metabolites for the treatment of various fungal diseases affecting human beings, animals and plants.  It is divided in four parts: Part I examines the global distribution of plant-derived antifungal compounds, Part II deals with antifungal activities of plant metabolites, Part III includes plants used in Ayurveda and traditional systems for treating fungal diseases, and Part IV discusses the use of plant-derived products to protect plants against fungal diseases.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rai, Mahendra

Razzaghi-Abyaneh, Mehdi

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Mykologie, Pilze
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Mikrobiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Antifungal Compounds From Latin American Plants.- Antifungal Plants of Iran: An Insight into Ecology, Chemistry and Molecular Biology.- Antifungal Property of Selected Nigerian Medicinal Plants.- Review   of the Antifungal Potential of African Medicinal Plants.- Natural products as potential resources for antifungal substances - A survey.- Recent advances on Medicinal plants with Antifungal Activity.- Recent progress in research on plant antifungal proteins: a review.- Antifungal Metabolites of Endophytic Fungi.- Combining plant essential oils and antimycotics in coping with antimycotic-resistant Candida species.- Flavonoids as Antifungal Agents.-   Antifungal Metabolites from Medicinal Plants used in  Ayurvedic System of Medicine In India.-  Plants Used In Folk Medicine of Bangladesh For Treatment of Tinea Infections.- Usefulness of Plant Derived Products to Protect Rice Against Fungi in Western Europe.- Plant bioactive metabolites for cereal protection against fungal pathogens.- Plant essential oils as antifungal treatments on the postharvest of fruit and vegetables.- Fruit processing byproducts as a source of natural antifungal compounds.