TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ramesh,Santhanam
AU  - Rajabalaya,Rajan
AU  - Santhanam,Ramasamy
TI  - Freshwater phytopharmaceutical compounds
SN  - 9781466584563 (ebook : PDF)
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Boca Raton
PB  - CRC Press
KW  - Materia medica, Vegetable
KW  - Freshwater plants
KW  - Therapeutic use
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - lcsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; chapter 1. Introduction -- chapter 2. Antimicrobial compounds -- chapter 3. Antiprotozoal compounds -- chapter 4. Antihelmintic compounds -- chapter 5. Antiviral compounds -- chapter 6. Anticancer compounds -- chapter 7. Antioxidant compounds -- chapter 8. Anti-inflammatory and analgesic compounds -- chapter 9. Antidiabetic compounds -- chapter 10. Anticoagulant compounds -- chapter 11. CNS disorders -- chapter 12. Miscellaneous compounds; Also available in print format
N2  - "Freshwater ecosystems are known for their key role as enhancers of oxygen and water quality and providers of habitat and food to the associated fauna. The bioactive compounds or secondary metabolites such as antibiotics, mycotoxins, alkaloids, phenolic compounds and growth compounds have been reported to show various activities ranging from antimicrobial and antiviral to cytotoxicity and immunomodulation. They serve as sources of valuable pharmaceutical compounds in the development of modern drugs. Taking a comprehensive look at freshwater pharmaceutical compounds, this book presents about 120 species of biomedically important aquatic plants and their pharmaceutical compounds"--
UR  - http://marc.crcnetbase.com/isbn/9781466584563
ER  -