Biochemical Targets of Plant Bioactive Compounds

Name: Biochemical Targets of Plant Bioactive Compounds
Brand: CRC Press

CRC Press

A comprehensive volume, Biochemical Targets of Plant Bioactive Compounds presents a goldmine of succinctly summarized information relating to bioactive compound structures, plant sources, biochemical targets and physiological effects that can be readily accessed via 500 pages of detailed tables and chemical compound, plant genus, plant common name and subject indexes. With introductory chapters providing reviews of the structural diversity of plant defensive compounds and biochemistry, this is an invaluable reference for biomedical professionals in the fields of complementary medicine, natural product chemistry, toxicology, and pharmacology. > When introduced to the human body, bioactive metabolites produced by plants for self defense bind to particular biochemical targets, most notably to proteins involved in signaling by hormones and neurotransmitters. This, essentially, is the basis for the effects of herbal medicine. While herbal medicine preparations may act by complex synergy