Format:
Online-Ressource (XII, 400p. 53 illus, digital)
ISBN:
9789400739260
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1280787392
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9781280787393
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Content:
Amlan K. Patra
Content:
Humans have utilized the bioactive principles of different plants for various beneficial physiological properties including antimicrobial properties for many centuries. However, interests of using medicinal plants declined in the 20th century with the availability of effective synthetic antimicrobial drugs. The development of microbial resistance to various drugs has accelerated research interests towards the use of phytochemicals as alternatives to synthetic drugs in the recent years. This book presents an comprehensive reviews on the antimicrobial and antiviral properties of numerous recently reported phytochemicals, and their mechanisms of antimicrobial actions. Some of the chapters have critically discussed the beneficial and adverse effects of antibacterial, and stimulatory activities of dietary phytochemicals on rumen microbial populations, and gut microbial populations of humans and animals. Microbial adaptation and resistance of microbes to phytochemicals has also been highlighted. On the applied apects, the use of phytochemicals against drug resistance microbes, to treat microbial diseases, for food preservation, to inhibit methanogenic archaea in the rumen, and to modulate lipid biohydrogenating microbial populations to increase conjugated linoleic acids in animal-derived foods have been presented in different chapters.
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Description based upon print version of record
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Dietary Phytochemicals and Microbes; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: An Overview of Antimicrobial Properties of Different Classes of Phytochemicals; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Phenolic Compounds; 1.2.1 Phenolic Acids and Aldehydes; 1.2.2 Coumarins; 1.2.3 Flavonoids; 1.2.4 Polyphenols; 1.2.5 Naphthoquinones; 1.3 Alkaloids; 1.4 Organosulphur Compounds; 1.4.1 Thiosulfinate; 1.4.2 Glucosinolates; 1.5 Iridoids and Secoiridoids; 1.6 Saponins; 1.7 Terpenoids/Essential Oils; 1.8 Limonoids (Tetranortepenoids); 1.9 Polyacetylenes; 1.10 Anthranoids; 1.11 Conclusions and Future Prospects
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ReferencesChapter 2: Antimicrobial Properties of Flavonoids; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Chemical Structures and Biosynthesis of Flavonoids; 2.3 Natural Sources and Health Benefits of Flavonoids; 2.4 Flavonoids as Antibacterial; 2.4.1 Antibacterial Activity of Isolated Flavonoids; 2.4.2 Antibacterial Activity of Extracts Containing High Concentrations of Flavonoids; 2.4.3 Antibacterial Activity of a Combination of Flavonoids or a Combination of Flavonoids and Antibiotics (Synergistic Effect); 2.5 Flavonoids as Antifungal; 2.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Antiviral Properties of Phytochemicals
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3.1 Introduction3.2 History of Natural Products as Antiviral Drugs; 3.3 Common Models for Antiviral Activity Assay; 3.3.1 Molecular Level Models; 3.3.1.1 Reverse Transcriptase (RT) Activity Assay; 3.3.1.2 DNA Polymerase Activity Assay; 3.3.1.3 Neuraminidase Inhibition Assay; 3.3.1.4 Hemagglutination Inhibition Assay; 3.3.2 Cellular Level Models; 3.3.2.1 Cytotoxicity in MDCK Cells; 3.3.2.2 CPE Reduction Assay; 3.3.2.3 Plaque Inhibition Assay; 3.3.2.4 Influenza Virus Quantitative RT-PCR Analysis; 3.3.2.5 Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
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3.4 Antiviral Activities of Different Phytochemicals3.4.1 Polysaccharides; 3.4.2 Flavonoids; 3.4.3 Organic Acids; 3.4.4 Alkaloids; 3.4.5 Saponins; 3.4.6 Essential Oils; 3.4.7 Stilbenes; 3.4.8 Others; 3.5 Future Perspective; References; Chapter 4: Antimicrobial Properties of Organosulfur Compounds; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Thiosulfinates; 4.2.1 Occurrence and Chemistry of Thiosulfinates; 4.2.2 Antimicrobial Properties of Thiosulfinates; 4.2.2.1 Antibacterial Activity; 4.2.2.2 Antifungal Activity; 4.2.2.3 Antiviral Activity; 4.2.2.4 Antiparasitic Activity; 4.3 Glucosinolates
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4.3.1 Occurrence and Chemistry of Glucosinolates4.3.2 Antimicrobial Properties of Glucosinolates and Isothiocyanates; 4.3.2.1 Antibacterial Activity; 4.3.2.2 Antifungal Activity; 4.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Antimicrobial Activities of Essential Oils; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Distribution of Essential Oils; 5.3 Antimicrobial Activity and Composition of Essential Oils; 5.4 Methods for Antimicrobial Assessment of Essential Oils; 5.5 Thyme Oil; 5.5.1 Antibacterial Activity; 5.5.2 Antifungal Activity; 5.6 Clove Oil and Cinnamon Leaf Oil; 5.6.1 Antibacterial Activity
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5.6.2 Antifungal Activity
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789400739253
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. ISBN 978-94-007-3925-3
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-94-007-3926-0
