Plants as a Source of Natural Antioxidants
- ISBN-10
- 1780642660
- ISBN-13
- 9781780642666
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 317
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-12-18
- Publisher
- CABI
- Author
- Nawal Kishore Dubey
Description
A comprehensive overview of both traditional and current knowledge on the health effects of plant based antioxidants, this book reviews medicinal and aromatic plants from around the world. It covers the different sources of antioxidants including essential oils, algae and marine microorganisms, as well as the role of abiotic and biotic stresses, endophytes, transgenic approaches in scavenging ROS and antioxidant plants used in different therapeutic systems.
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