This book highlights how terpenoids act as biological messengers and can be used as medicine against liver disease, neurodegenerative disease, cancer, infectious disease, cardiovascular disease, and inflammatory diseases. It emphasizes the metabolic engineering approach of terpenoids production and their toxicity.

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- English
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Terpenoids Against Human Diseases
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Topic
MedicineSubtopic
Biotechnology in MedicineTable of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Editor
- Contributors
- 1. A Brief History of Terpenoids
- 2. Bioengineering Approach on Terpenoids Production
- 3. Terpenoids: The Biological Key Molecules
- 4. Terpenoids in Treatment of Liver Disease
- 5. Terpenoids in Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disease
- 6. Terpenoids in Treatment of Immunological Disease
- 7. Terpenoids in Cancer Treatment
- 8. Terpenoids Against Infectious Diseases
- 9. Terpenoids Against Cardiovascular Diseases
- 10. Toxicity of Terpenoids in Human Health
- Index
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