Plants that Fight Cancer, Second Edition (Hardcover, 2nd edition)

Plants that Fight Cancer, Second Edition, is a compilation that reviews cancer treatment and research-based information on the plant kingdom as the source of both known and novel chemical moieties and mixtures, many of them still under identification. This new edition follows the organization of the first book with a considerable expansion of content that more than doubles the volume of information. Divided into four segments, the first part is dedicated to a review of our current knowledge of cancer, the different types and incidence, the molecular pathways of the disease, and the various treatment protocols, with an emphasis on chemotherapy. The second part is a brief journey in pharmacognosy, with detailed information about each of the fourteen different chemical groups of plant secondary metabolites, their use in cancer chemotherapy, and updated information on the biotechnological production of the most representative compounds in clinical practice. The third part of the book comprises six chapters dedicated to either plant chemotherapeutical approaches to specific cancer types (e.g. bladder, prostate) or specific groups of plant secondary metabolites with novel and promising properties for cancer treatment (e.g. naphthoquinones, lectins, phenanthridone alkaloids). The fourth part, containing investigative information on almost 300 individual plant species with established anticancer properties, either on a clinical or in vitro level, is with no doubt the most analytical. This new edition contains chapters on cytotoxic phenanthridone alkaloid constituents of the Amaryllidaceae; naphthoquinone-contained anticancer terrestrial plants; polyphenols and cancer immunology; medicinal plant product-based fabrication nanoparticles (Au and Ag) and their anticancer effects; bladder and prostate cancer; and plant lectins in cancer treatment. FEATURES * Provides efficient information for all kinds of cancer and plant chemotherapeutical approaches to specific cancer types * Discusses specific groups of plant secondary metabolites with novel and promising properties for cancer treatment * Provides scientific information for medicinal uses of various plants * Contains analytical information on almost 300 individual plant species with established anticancer properties, either on a clinical or in vitro level * Focuses on plant genera and species that are either already used in cancer chemotherapy or have been identified with antitumor and antileukemic properties to a bigger or lesser extent

General

Imprint:	Productivity Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2019
First published:	2019
Editors:	Spyridon E. Kintzios • Maria G. Barberaki
Associate editors:	Evangelia A. Flampouri
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	530
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4987-2640-5
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Alternative therapies, healing & health Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > Agriculture & related industries Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > General Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Alternative therapies, healing & health
LSN:	1-4987-2640-2
Barcode:	9781498726405

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