Bioactive Essential Oils and Cancer

de Sousa, Damião Pergentino

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.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2016-10-22

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783319349022

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-19144-7

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 292