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African Flora to Fight Bacterial Resistance, Part II

The Best Source of Herbal Drugs and Pharmaceuticals

  • 1st Edition, Volume 107 - February 22, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Victor Kuete
  • Language: English

African Flora to Fight Bacterial Resistance, Part Two: The Best Source of Herbal Drugs and Pharmaceuticals, Volume 107 offers detailed information on the best African medici… Read more

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Description

African Flora to Fight Bacterial Resistance, Part Two: The Best Source of Herbal Drugs and Pharmaceuticals, Volume 107 offers detailed information on 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 to efficiently tackle bacterial drug resistance. Chapters cover Phytochemistry and antibacterial potential of the genus Allanblackia, Phytochemistry and antibacterial potential of the genus Beilschmiedia, Phytochemistry and antibacterial potential of the genus Fagara, Phytochemistry and antibacterial potential of the genus Garcinia, Harungana madagascariensis as a source of antibacterial agents, Hypericum roeperianum as a source of antibacterial agents, and much more.

Key features

  • Provides a unique resource and compilation of the best African plants with amazing potential against multidrug-resistant bacteria
  • Discusses, in detail, the antibacterial potential of the best phytochemicals identified in African plants against multidrug-resistant bacteria
  • Compiles the ethnomedicinal, pharmacological and phytochemistry information of the best antibacterial African plants and their most potent phytochemicals

Readership

Research scientists, Students, Herbalists, Pharmaceutical industries, General public, University libraries

Table of contents

PrefaceVictor Kuete1. Phytochemistry and antibacterial potential of the genus AllanblackiaAimé G. Fankam, and Victor Kuete2. Phytochemistry and antibacterial potential of the genus BeilschmiediaVictor Kuete, and Aimé G. Fankam3. Phytochemistry and antibacterial potential of the genus FagaraVictor Kuete, and Aimé G. Fankam4. Phytochemistry and antibacterial potential of the genus GarciniaVaderament-A. Nchiozem-Ngnitedem, Justus Mukavi, Leonidah Kerubo Omosa, and Victor Kuete5. Harungana madagascariensis as a source of antibacterial agents Victor Kuete, and Armel J. Seukep6. Hypericum roeperianum as a source of antibacterial agentsMichel-Gael F. Guefack, and Victor Kuete7. Myristica fragrans as a potential source of antibacterial agentsJoachim K. Dzotam, and Victor Kuete8. Phytochemistry and antibacterial potential of the genus NaucleaVictor Kuete, and Armel J. Seukep9. Picralima nitida as a potential source of antibacterial agentsJoachim K. Dzotam, and Victor Kuete10. Uapaca togoensis as a potential source of antibacterial agentsVictor Kuete, and Armel J. Seukep11. Potential antibacterial pharmaceuticals from the flora of AfricaArmelle T. Mbaveng, Leonidah Kerubo Omosa, Gabin T.M. Bitchagno, Jenifer R.N. Kuete, Vaderament-A. Nchiozem-Ngnitedem, and Victor Kuete12. Ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and pharmacology of potent antibacterial medicinal plants from AfricaVictor Kuete

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 107
  • Published: February 28, 2023
  • Language: English

About the editor

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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, Cameroon

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