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Antitumor Potential and other Emerging Medicinal Properties of Natural Compounds 2013th Edition
Author(s): Evandro Fei Fang (Editor), Tzi Bun Ng
- Publisher: Springer
- Publication Date: 12 April 2015
- Edition: 2013th
- Language: English
- Print length: 442 pages
- ISBN-10: 9401785295
- ISBN-13: 9789401785297
Book Description
This book explores different uses of medicinal compounds in human therapeutics. It offers detailed, step-by-step descriptions on how to purify medicinal proteins with different characteristics.
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From the Back Cover
The modern unhealthy diet and lifestyle in conjunction with pathogens, environmental carcinogens and multiple other risk factors increase humans’ susceptibility to different diseases exemplified by elevated levels of cancers, cardiovascular and communicable diseases. Screening of potential drugs from medicinal plants and animals provides a promising strategy for the alleviation of the impact of these diseases. Components with potential medicinal applications include RIPs, RNases, lectins, protease inhibitors and numerous small compounds. These compounds have shown both preventive and therapeutic effects for humans. This book is a compilation of articles written by internationally renowned experts exploring the different uses of medicinal compounds in human therapeutics. Here we provide a comprehensive outlook on both qualitative and quantitative studies focusing on medicinal plants and animals, and establishing a link between laboratory research discovery and clinical applications.
