Phytoconstituents and Antifungals covers a wide range of specific information on various phytoconstituents, their antifungal mode and the diagnosis and management of fungal infections. The book offers encouragement and empowers readers to re-embrace their knowledge of phytoconstituents and their various antifungal activities against most opportunistic pathogenic fungi as fungal diseases cause an estimated 1.5 million deaths annually and over one billion people suffer from severe fungal disease. In this complex scenario, it is now clear that global warming and accompanying climate changes have resulted in increased incidence of many fungal infections.
On the basis of all these factors, concerns on the occurrence of a pandemic fungal origin in the near future have been raised. In this context, to stop forgetting and underestimating fungal diseases is mandatory.
1. Phytoconstituents and Antifungals - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. List of contributors - p. Page v 7. Acknowledgment - p. Page vi 8. List of Illustrations - p. Page vii 9. List of Tables - p. Page viii 10. 1 : Major diseases caused by fungal infections - p. Page viii 11. 2 : Antifungal discovery from plant sources - p. Page 13 12. 3 : Phytoconstituents as antifungals - p. Page 33 13. 4 : Plant alkaloids - p. Page 51 14. 5 : Plant phenolics - p. Page 64 15. 6 : Plant terpenes - p. Page 75 16. 7 : Glycosides and polysaccharides - p. Page 87 17. 8 : Peptides and polypeptides - p. Page 98 18. 9 : Oils and resins - p. Page 108 19. 10 : Conclusions - p. Page 118 20. References - p. Page 120 21. Index - p. Page 120
Phytoconstituents and Antifungals covers a wide range of specific information on various phytoconstituents, their antifungal mode and the diagnosis and management of fungal infections. The book offers encouragement and empowers readers to re-embrace their knowledge of phytoconstituents and their various antifungal activities against most opportunistic pathogenic fungi as fungal diseases cause an estimated 1.5 million deaths annually and over one billion people suffer from severe fungal disease. In this complex scenario, it is now clear that global warming and accompanying climate changes have resulted in increased incidence of many fungal infections.
On the basis of all these factors, concerns on the occurrence of a pandemic fungal origin in the near future have been raised. In this context, to stop forgetting and underestimating fungal diseases is mandatory.
1. Phytoconstituents and Antifungals - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. List of contributors - p. Page v 7. Acknowledgment - p. Page vi 8. List of Illustrations - p. Page vii 9. List of Tables - p. Page viii 10. 1 : Major diseases caused by fungal infections - p. Page viii 11. 2 : Antifungal discovery from plant sources - p. Page 13 12. 3 : Phytoconstituents as antifungals - p. Page 33 13. 4 : Plant alkaloids - p. Page 51 14. 5 : Plant phenolics - p. Page 64 15. 6 : Plant terpenes - p. Page 75 16. 7 : Glycosides and polysaccharides - p. Page 87 17. 8 : Peptides and polypeptides - p. Page 98 18. 9 : Oils and resins - p. Page 108 19. 10 : Conclusions - p. Page 118 20. References - p. Page 120 21. Index - p. Page 120
