Natural Antioxidants and Biocides from Wild Medicinal Plants

By C.L. Cespedes

Plants produce secondary metabolites with herbicidal, insecticidal, fungicidal and antioxidant activities. This book provides an up-to-date treatment of antioxidant and biocidal compounds mainly from Latin American plants. New antimicrobials, insecticidals, and antioxidants are covered in three sections: a general overview and perspectives on antioxidant, medicinal and biocidal plant compounds; details of plant antioxidants isolated from a wide range of species; insecticidal, antimicrobial and other biocidal activities based on peptides, phytoecdysteroids, alkaloids, polyphenols, terpenoids and other allelochemicals.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780642334
• ISBN13: 9781780642338
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Cab International
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.6"