Overview
Lipids and essential oils have strong antimicrobial properties — they kill or inhibit the growth of microbes such as bacteria, fungi, or viruses. They are being studied for use in the prevention and treatment of infections, as potential disinfectants, and for their preservative and antimicrobial properties when formulated as pharmaceuticals, in food products, and in cosmetics. Lipids and Essential Oils as Antimicrobial Agents is a comprehensive review of the scientific knowledge in this field. International experts provide summaries on: the chemical and biological properties of lipids and essential oils use of lipids and essential oils in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and health foods antimicrobial effects of lipids in vivo and in vitro antimicrobial lipids in milk antimicrobial lipids of the skin antibacterial lipids as sanitizers and disinfectants antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral activities of essential oils antimicrobial lipids in milk antimicrobial lipids of the skin antibacterial lipids as sanitizers and disinfectants antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral activities of essential oils Lipids and Essential Oils as Antimicrobial Agents is an essential guide to this important topic for researchers and advanced students in academia and research working in pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food sciences, biochemistry and natural products chemistry, microbiology; and for health care scientists and professionals working in the fields of public health and infectious diseases. It will also be of interest to anyone concerned about health issues and particularly to those who are conscious of the benefits of health food and natural products.
Full Product Details
Author: Halldor Thormar (Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 17.20cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 24.90cm
Weight: 0.737kg
ISBN: 9780470741788
ISBN 10: 0470741783
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 21 January 2011
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
I recommend this book to all scientists, researchers, academicians, health professionals in academia, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food and health sectors interested in natural products, oils, nutrition and health matters. Students can greatly benefit from the comprehensive reviews in various chapters in order to understand and learn similar actions of these two diverse groups of natural chemicals. (Herbalgram, 1 February 2012)
Author Information
Professor Halldor Thormar, Emeritus Professor, Institute of Biology, University of Iceland Professor Thormar has studied the antimicrobial effects of lipids for over 25 years, with more than 100 publications in the field.
