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Bitter Roots : The Search for Healing Plants in Africa / / Abena Dove Osseo-Asare
| Bitter Roots : The Search for Healing Plants in Africa / / Abena Dove Osseo-Asare |
| Autore | Osseo-Asare Abena Dove |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
| Disciplina | 615.3/21 |
| Soggetto topico |
Materia medica, Vegetable - Africa
Medicinal plants - Africa |
| ISBN |
0-226-08602-X
0-226-08616-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction: From Plants to Pharmaceuticals -- 1. Take Madagascar Periwinkle for Leukemia and Pennywort for Leprosy -- 2. Take Grains of Paradise for Love -- 3. Take Arrow Poisons for the Heart -- 4. Take Bitter Roots for Malaria -- 5. Take Kalahari Hoodia for Hunger -- Conclusion: Toward Bioprosperity -- Acknowledgments -- Persons Consulted -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910838368703321 |
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| Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2014] | ||
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Medicinal plant research in Africa : pharmacology and chemistry / / edited by Victor Kuete, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dscahang, Cameroon
| Medicinal plant research in Africa : pharmacology and chemistry / / edited by Victor Kuete, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dscahang, Cameroon |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Elsevier, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxv, 890 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 615.321096 |
| Collana |
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| Soggetto topico |
Medicinal plants - Africa
Materia medica, Vegetable - Africa Plants - Africa |
| ISBN |
0-323-28291-1
0-12-405936-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Medicinal Plant Research in Africa; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Editor; Preface; List of Contributors; 1 Monoterpenes and Related Compounds from the Medicinal Plants of Africa; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Biosynthesis and Structural Diversity; 1.2.1 Biosynthetic Pathways; 1.2.1.1 Isoprene Rule; 1.2.1.2 Acyclic Compounds and Cyclohexane Derivatives; 1.2.1.2.1 Hypotheses; 1.2.1.3 Cyclopentane Derivatives; 1.2.1.3.1 General; 1.2.1.3.2 Other Iridoids and Related Compounds; 1.2.1.3.3 Indole Alkaloid; 1.2.1.3.4 Irregular Structures
1.3 Monoterpenes Isolated from African Medicinal Plants and Their Pharmacological Activities1.4 New Monoterpenes Isolated in African Medicinal Plants; 1.5 Other Monoterpenes in African Medicinal Plants; 1.6 Conclusion; References; 2 Sesquiterpenes from the Medicinal Plants of Africa; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Detection of Sesquiterpenes in Plant Extracts; 2.1.2 Basic Skeletons and Nomenclature of Sesquiterpenes; 2.1.3 Known Pharmacological Activities of Sesquiterpenes; 2.2 Biosynthesis and Structural Diversity 2.3 Pharmacological Activities of Sesquiterpenes Isolated from African Medicinal Plants2.3.1 Antimicrobial Activity of Sesquiterpenes Identified in African Medicinal Plants; 2.3.2 Antiplasmodial Activity and Cytotoxicity of Sesquiterpenes Identified in African Medicinal Plants; 2.3.3 Other Activities of Sesquiterpenes Isolated from African Medicinal Plants; 2.4 New Sesquiterpenes Isolated from Medicinal Plants of Africa; 2.5 Other Sesquiterpenes in Medicinal Plants of Africa; 2.6 Conclusion; References; 3 Diterpenoids from the Medicinal Plants of Africa; 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Biosynthesis and Structural Diversity3.3 Nomenclature and Identification of Diterpenoids; 3.3.1 Nomenclature of Diterpenoids; 3.3.2 Identification of Diterpenoids; 3.4 Pharmacological Activities of Diterpenoids Isolated from African Medicinal Plants; 3.4.1 Structural Diversities of Diterpenoids Isolated from African Medicinal Plants; 3.4.2 Antimicrobial Activities of Diterpenes Identified in African Medicinal Plants; 3.4.3 Cytotoxicity of Diterpenes Identified in African Medicinal Plants; 3.4.4 Other Diterpenoids from African Medicinal Plants; 3.5 Conclusions; References 4 Triterpenes and Steroids from the Medicinal Plants of Africa4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Biosynthesis and Structural Diversity; 4.3 Phytochemical Detection of Triterpenoids and NMR Identification; 4.3.1 Phytochemical Identification; 4.3.2 NMR Identification; 4.4 Nomenclature of Triterpenoids; 4.5 New Triterpenoids Isolated from African Medicinal Plants; 4.5.1 Triterpenes Isolated from African Medicinal Plants; 4.5.2 New Limonoids and Quassinoids Obtained from African Medicinal Plants; 4.5.3 New Steroids Isolated from African Medicinal Plants 4.5.4 New Saponins Isolated from African Medicinal Plants |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779757203321 |
| London, : Elsevier, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Medicinal plant research in Africa : pharmacology and chemistry / / edited by Victor Kuete, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dscahang, Cameroon
| Medicinal plant research in Africa : pharmacology and chemistry / / edited by Victor Kuete, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dscahang, Cameroon |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Elsevier, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxv, 890 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 615.321096 |
| Collana |
Elsevier insights
Gale eBooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Medicinal plants - Africa
Materia medica, Vegetable - Africa Plants - Africa |
| ISBN |
0-323-28291-1
0-12-405936-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Medicinal Plant Research in Africa; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Editor; Preface; List of Contributors; 1 Monoterpenes and Related Compounds from the Medicinal Plants of Africa; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Biosynthesis and Structural Diversity; 1.2.1 Biosynthetic Pathways; 1.2.1.1 Isoprene Rule; 1.2.1.2 Acyclic Compounds and Cyclohexane Derivatives; 1.2.1.2.1 Hypotheses; 1.2.1.3 Cyclopentane Derivatives; 1.2.1.3.1 General; 1.2.1.3.2 Other Iridoids and Related Compounds; 1.2.1.3.3 Indole Alkaloid; 1.2.1.3.4 Irregular Structures
1.3 Monoterpenes Isolated from African Medicinal Plants and Their Pharmacological Activities1.4 New Monoterpenes Isolated in African Medicinal Plants; 1.5 Other Monoterpenes in African Medicinal Plants; 1.6 Conclusion; References; 2 Sesquiterpenes from the Medicinal Plants of Africa; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Detection of Sesquiterpenes in Plant Extracts; 2.1.2 Basic Skeletons and Nomenclature of Sesquiterpenes; 2.1.3 Known Pharmacological Activities of Sesquiterpenes; 2.2 Biosynthesis and Structural Diversity 2.3 Pharmacological Activities of Sesquiterpenes Isolated from African Medicinal Plants2.3.1 Antimicrobial Activity of Sesquiterpenes Identified in African Medicinal Plants; 2.3.2 Antiplasmodial Activity and Cytotoxicity of Sesquiterpenes Identified in African Medicinal Plants; 2.3.3 Other Activities of Sesquiterpenes Isolated from African Medicinal Plants; 2.4 New Sesquiterpenes Isolated from Medicinal Plants of Africa; 2.5 Other Sesquiterpenes in Medicinal Plants of Africa; 2.6 Conclusion; References; 3 Diterpenoids from the Medicinal Plants of Africa; 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Biosynthesis and Structural Diversity3.3 Nomenclature and Identification of Diterpenoids; 3.3.1 Nomenclature of Diterpenoids; 3.3.2 Identification of Diterpenoids; 3.4 Pharmacological Activities of Diterpenoids Isolated from African Medicinal Plants; 3.4.1 Structural Diversities of Diterpenoids Isolated from African Medicinal Plants; 3.4.2 Antimicrobial Activities of Diterpenes Identified in African Medicinal Plants; 3.4.3 Cytotoxicity of Diterpenes Identified in African Medicinal Plants; 3.4.4 Other Diterpenoids from African Medicinal Plants; 3.5 Conclusions; References 4 Triterpenes and Steroids from the Medicinal Plants of Africa4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Biosynthesis and Structural Diversity; 4.3 Phytochemical Detection of Triterpenoids and NMR Identification; 4.3.1 Phytochemical Identification; 4.3.2 NMR Identification; 4.4 Nomenclature of Triterpenoids; 4.5 New Triterpenoids Isolated from African Medicinal Plants; 4.5.1 Triterpenes Isolated from African Medicinal Plants; 4.5.2 New Limonoids and Quassinoids Obtained from African Medicinal Plants; 4.5.3 New Steroids Isolated from African Medicinal Plants 4.5.4 New Saponins Isolated from African Medicinal Plants |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812401003321 |
| London, : Elsevier, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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