Biochemical Targets of Plant Bioactive Compounds: A Pharmacological Reference Guide to Sites of Action and Biological Effects - Couverture rigide

Polya, Gideon Maxwell

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0415308291 ISBN 13 : 9780415308298

Editeur : CRC Press, 2003

Synopsis

When introduced to the human body, bioactive metabolites produced by plants for self defense bind to particular biochemical targets, most notably to proteins involved in signaling by hormones and neurotransmitters. This, essentially, is the basis for the effects of herbal medicine. While herbal medicine preparations may act by complex synergistic interactions, molecular explanations of herbal medicine efficacy and side effects ultimately require definition of the biochemical targets of individual plant bioactive constituents.

Biochemical Targets of Plant Bioactive Compounds is a comprehensive and user-friendly reference guide to biochemical targets of plant defensive compounds. With 500 pages of tables, it presents a mine of succinctly summarized information relating to bioactive compound structures, plant sources, biochemical targets and physiological effects that can be readily accessed via chemical compound, plant genus, plant common name and subject indexes. With introductory chapters providing reviews of the structural diversity of plant defensive compounds and biochemistry, this book is an invaluable reference for biomedical professionals in the fields of alternative/complementary medicine, natural product chemistry, toxicology, pharmacology, and botany.

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Gideon Polya

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CRC Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415308291
• ISBN 13: 9780415308298
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 656
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible