Overview

This volume provides a general overview of the therapeutic potential of the essential oils in cancer and highlights some promising future directions. It integrates chemistry, pharmacology, and medicine while discussing bioactive essential oils in experimental models and clinical studies of cancer. The book is a valuable resource for all engaged in the study of natural products and their synthetic derivatives, particularly for those interested in academic research and pharmaceutical and food industries dedicated in the discovery of useful agents for the therapy or prevention of cancer.

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Author:   Damião Pergentino de Sousa
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2015
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   5.856kg
ISBN:  

9783319191430

ISBN 10:   3319191438
Pages:   292
Publication Date:   23 September 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Preface Dedication List of Contributors Chapter 1: Principles of cancer pathogenesis and therapy: a brief overview Rosane Borges Dias, Ludmila de Faro Valverde, Clarissa Araújo Gurgel Rocha and Daniel Pereira Bezerra   Chapter 2: Essential Oils Chemistry Mónica Rocha Zuzarte and Lígia Maria Ribeiro Salgueiro   Chapter 3: Pharmacobotanical Aspects of Aromatic Plants Ionaldo José Lima Diniz Basílio, Nathalia Diniz Araujo and Rafael Costa Silva   Chapter 4: Essential oils as Raw Materials in the Synthesis of Anticancer Drugs Timothy John Brocksom, Kleber Thiago de Oliveira, Marco Antonio Barbosa Ferreira and Bruno Moraes Servilha   Chapter 5: Antitumor Essential Oils: Progress in Medicinal Chemistry Sócrates Cabral de Holanda Cavalcanti, Rafael dos Reis Barreto de Oliveira and Damião Pergentino de Sousa   Chapter 6: Clinical Advances on Anticancer Essential Oils Ammad Ahmad Farooqi, Rubina Sohail, Sundas Fayyaz, Iryna Shatynska-Mytsyk   Chapter 7: Antitumor Essential Oils Hemerson Iury Ferreira Magalhães and Élida Batista Vieira de Sousa   Chapter 8: Antitumor Monoterpenes Janaina Fernandes   Chapter 9: Sesquiterpenes from Essential Oils with Promising Antitumor Properties Fayaz Malik and Suresh Kumar   Chapter 10: Antitumor Phenylpropanoids Miriam Teresa Paz Lopes, Dalton Dittz Júnior and Fernanda de Oliveira Lemos   Chapter 11: Antitumor Essential Oils: Synergy and Chemotherapeutic Interactions Rogerio Correa Peres, Carolina Foot Gomes de Moura, Flavia Andressa Pidone Ribeiro and Daniel Araki Ribeiro   Chapter 12: Dietary Essential Oils and Cancer chemopreventive potential Thomas Prates Ong   Chapter 13: Cancer and aromatherapy: a view of how the use of essential oils applies to palliative care Rita de Cássia da Silveira e Sá   Chapter 14: Perillyl Alcohol: A Pharmacotherapeutic Report Clovis Orlando da Fonseca and Thereza Quirico-Santos   Chapter 15: Conclusion and Future Perspectives Damião Pergentino de Sousa

Reviews

The book is devoted to use of bioactive essential oils in treating or preventing cancer. ... This book is dedicated to professionals and researchers in the field of life sciences, biotechnology, and drug discovery. It could help the readers to appreciate the importance of natural products as health-promoting resources and generate a discussion on new approaches in cancer therapy. (Darina Slamenova, Neoplasma, Vol. 63 (3), 2016)

Author Information

Damião Pergentino de Sousa is Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University, Paraiba, Brazil. He received his Master's degree in Natural Products (Pharmacology and Chemistry) from the Federal University of Paraíba. He received his PhD (in Organic Chemistry) from the Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil. His current research is mainly focused on the medicinal chemistry studies applied to natural products and synthetic derivatives with potential therapeutic use. Professor de Sousa is a member of the editorial board and reviewer of several international journals with a broad range of scientific fields, such as natural products, organic synthesis, pharmacology, and biotechnology. He is also a consultant of funding agencies of scientific research and has scientific collaboration with several research groups throughout the world. He has published extensively in the field of natural products.

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