Essential Oil Constituents: Biodiversity and Their Applicability for Cancer Therapy
In: Antitumor Potential and other Emerging Medicinal Properties of Natural Compounds ISBN: 9789400762138; (2013)
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Essential oils are odoriferous substances traditionally used in the perfumery, food, and pharmaceutical industries. The most volatile fraction (constituting 90–95 % of total oil) comprises, in most cases, complex mixtures that may contain hundreds of compounds, which are composed mainly of terpenoids. Each of these constituents contributes for the biological effects of these essential oils. In this chapter, a total of 20 essential oil constituents, which presented positive results on cytotoxic drug screening, were selected; among them, ascaridole, α-bisabolol, (E)-caryophyllene, β-elemene, β-eudesmol, d-limonene, terpinen-4-ol, and thymol have been extensively studied with promissory results. Herein, we highlighted the recent advances in the knowledge of the chemical and anticancer properties of these compounds, establishing new goals for future research.
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Essential Oil Constituents: Biodiversity and Their Applicability for Cancer Therapy
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Bezerra, Daniel P. ; Paulo Cesar de Lima Nogueira ; Costa, Emmanoel V. |
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Quelle: | Antitumor Potential and other Emerging Medicinal Properties of Natural Compounds ISBN: 9789400762138; (2013) |
Veröffentlichung: | Springer Netherlands, 2013 |
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ISBN: | 978-94-007-6213-8 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1007/978-94-007-6214-5_19 |
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