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African Flora to Fight Bacterial Resistance, Part I
Standards for the Activity of Plant-Derived Products
- 1st Edition, Volume 106 - February 24, 2023
- Editor: Victor Kuete
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 8 1 6 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 8 1 7 - 9
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Request a sales quoteAfrican Flora to Fight Bacterial Resistance, Part One: Standards for the Activity of Plant-Derived Products offers a glimpse into the potential of African medicinal plants to fight bacterial infections, with an emphasis on bacterial drug resistance. Sample chapters cover the Global Burden of bacterial infections and drug resistance, Bacterial drug resistance towards natural products, Harvesting and Processing Medicinal plants for antibacterial testing, Screening methods for antibacterial agents from plant source, Established antibacterial drugs from plants, Potential of African medicinal plants against Enterobacteria: classification of plants antibacterial agents, and much more.
Based on collected data, the book offers a rationale classification basis for the antibacterial activity of plant-based products. General knowledge of state-of-the-art of drug resistance is globally described, with the book clearly identifying the best African medicinal plants that could be useful for the development of efficient herbal drugs, as well as the best phytochemicals that could be explored as potential pharmaceuticals.
- Provides the first book of its type to focus on the potential of African plants as alternative medicine against bacterial drug resistance
- Analyzes the recorded data to propose a well-elaborated basis for the classification of antibacterial agents from plants
- Clearly identifies and discusses plants and phytochemicals that could be useful in the development of new antibacterial drugs to combat drug resistance
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- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Series page
- Copyright page
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter One: Global burden of bacterial infections and drug resistance
- Abstract
- Nomenclature
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Overview of the global burden of bacterial infections
- 3 Nosocomial infections and drug resistance
- 4 Drug resistance of Mycobacteria and related burden
- 5 The burden of Entrerobacteriacae infections and drugs resistance
- 6 Helicobacter pylori and the gastric ulcer
- 7 The burden of Gram-positive bacterial infection and drug resistance
- 8 Pseudomonas infections and drug resistance
- 9 Gonorrheal infections and drug resistance
- 10 Syphilis infection and drug resistance
- 11 Chlamydial infections and drug resistance
- 12 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Two: Bacterial drug resistance towards natural products
- Abstract
- Nomenclature
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Mechanisms of bacterial resistance
- 3 Molecular targets of antimicrobial, emphasis on antibacterial phytochemicals
- 4 Resistance to antibacterial natural products
- 5 Conclusion
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter Three: Harvesting and processing medicinal plants for antibacterial testing
- Abstract
- Nomenclature
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Preparation of herbarium specimen for plant identification
- 3 Cultivation and collection of medicinal plants
- 4 Extraction of plants for antibacterial and other pharmacological testing
- 5 Isolation and characterization of antibacterials from medicinal plants
- 6 Quality control of medicinal plants for antibacterial screenings
- 7 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Four: Screening methods for antibacterial agents from plant source
- Abstract
- Nomenclature
- 1 Introduction
- 2 History of methods used for antibacterial screenings
- 3 Advanced in screening methods
- 4 Interpreting the antibacterial activity of medicinal plants
- 5 Some recommendations on antibacterials screenings
- 6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Five: Established antibacterial drugs from plants
- Abstract
- Nomenclature
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Plants in medicine
- 3 Major groups of plant-based antibacterial compounds
- 4 Mechanistic studies of antibacterial phytochemicals
- 5 Established plant-derived antibacterial drugs and phytochemicals
- 6 Toxicity and safety implications of herbal medicines
- 7 Patented plant-derived antibacterial compounds
- 8 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Six: Potential of African medicinal plants against Enterobacteria: Classification of plants antibacterial agents
- Abstract
- Nomenclature
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Enterobacteria used for the antibacterial screening of African medicinal plants
- 3 Rationale basis of the classification of the antibacterial activity of botanicals and phytochemicals on Enterobacteria
- 4 African plant extracts and their effects on MDR bacteria
- 5 Antibiotic modullation effect of botanical from African flora towards MDR enterobacteria
- 6 Role of efflux pumps inhibition on the activity of African medicinal plants and derived phytochemicals towards MDR enterobacteria
- 7 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Seven: African plants acting on Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Cut-off points for the antipseudomonal agents from plants
- Abstract
- Nomenclature
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Morphology, identification, and epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- 3 Drug resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- 4 The role of efflux systems in bacterial drug resistance
- 5 Rationale classification of antipseudomonal botanicals and phytochemicals
- 6 Modes of action of African plants constituents acting on P. aeruginosa
- 7 African medicinal plant with antibiotic-potentiation effects against Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains
- 8 Role of efflux pumps inhibition on the activity of African medicinal plants and derived phytochemicals against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- 9 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Eight: Fighting Gram-positive bacteria with African medicinal plants: Cut-off values for the classification of the activity of natural products
- Abstract
- Nomenclature
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Features of bacterial strains used for the antibacterial screening of African medicinal plants
- 3 The rational basis of the classification of the antibacterial activity of botanicals and phytochemicals on Gram-positive bacteria
- 4 African plant extracts and their effects on MDR Gram-positive bacteria
- 5 Antibiotic-modulation effects of botanical from African flora towards MDR Gram-positive bacteria
- 6 Role efflux pumps inhibition on the activity of African medicinal plants and derived phytochemicals towards MDR Gram-positive bacteria
- 7 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Nine: Potential of African flora to combat tuberculosis and drug resistance of Mycobacteria: Rationale classification of antimycobacterial agents from a natural source
- Abstract
- Nomenclature
- 1 Introduction
- 2 African flora as an established plant-based phytomedicine
- 3 Selection of plants species to investigate antimycobacterial activity
- 4 Antimycobacterial plants and phytoconstituents
- 5 Effect of African plants or derived products in combination with antibiotics toward resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- 6 Mechanism of action of botanicals and phytochemicals from African flora towards resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- 7 Rationale classification of antimycobacterial agents from plants
- 8 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Ten: Anti-Helicobacter pylori activities of African medicinal plants
- Abstract
- Nomenclature
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Drug resistance of Helicobacter pylori
- 3 Helicobacter pylori strains used in the antibacterial screening of African medicinal plant and phytochemicals
- 4 Inhibitory potential of African plant extracts on drug-sensitive and drug-resistant strains of Helicobacter pylori strains
- 5 Inhibitory potential of phytochemical identified in African plant on drug-sensitive and drug-resistant strains of Helicobacter pylori strains
- 6 Conclusion
- References
- Further reading
- No. of pages: 668
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 106
- Published: February 24, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443158162
- eBook ISBN: 9780443158179
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Victor Kuete
Professor Victor Kuete is a scholar scientist at the University of Dschang, Cameroon. He has been a fellow of The Third World Academy of Science (TWAS; University of Pretoria, South Africa) in 2007, the French-speaking Countries’ Organization (AUF; University of Marseille, France in 2008, The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD; University of Mainz-Germany) in 2009, the University of Mainz-Germany (in 2010), Alexander von Humboldt fellow (University of Mainz-Germany) from 2012-2014, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK; Eskisehir) in 2015. He has also been the grantee of The Alexander von Humboldt (2015-2018) and The International Foundation for Science (2008-2009; 2012-2013). His Research Program is focused on Pharmacognosy, and he mainly investigates African medicinal plants, phytochemicals isolated from medicinal plants such as terpenoids, phenolics, and alkaloids as well as synthetics, as potential antimicrobial, antiviral, and anti-cancer agents. He has a Google Scholar Hirsch index (h-index) of 84 (more than 18,000 citations; 2024) and is the author of >500 Scientific publications including several books and book chapters related to Medicinal Chemistry. Prof. Victor Kuete is the Editor-In-Chief of Investigational Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology, Associate Editor of the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Section Editor of BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Associate Editor of Evidenced-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Editorial board member of Phytomedicine and several other journals. He has been recognized as the best Cameroon Scientist in 2022 and 2023 and is amongst the most renowned African Scientists by the AD Scientific Ranking for Scientists.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, CameroonRead African Flora to Fight Bacterial Resistance, Part I on ScienceDirect