Bioactive Compounds: Sources, Properties and Applications - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1536124184 ISBN 13: 9781536124187

Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc, 2017

Synopsis

The study of bioactive compounds has received a considerable rising interest over the last three decades, given their biological activity as reported by scientific evidence linking these substances to the prevention of several types of diseases. Chapter 1 is aimed at making a wide description of sources, properties and applications of bioactive compounds. Chapter 2 summarizes content of bioactive compounds of adaptogenic plants, including antidepressant, antioxidant, antiinflammatory, antimicrobial and anticancer activities, as well as their potential to prevent several disorders. Chapter 3 summarizes and discusses the recent updates and progress made of so far on bioactive compounds from cyanobacteria and their therapeutic importance on human health. The influence of various bioactive compounds present in plant systems on the dehydration process under thermal stress was investigated in Chapter 4. Chapter 5 reviews the scientific literature about the structure of PEs, as well as their

Edition details

• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1536124184
• ISBN 13: 9781536124187
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 431
• Editor: Porter Rocco, Parker Nigel