Lipids and essential oils as antimicrobial agents /

• Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
• Other Authors: Thormar, Halldor
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex : J. Wiley, 2011.
• Subjects: Anti-infective agents.; Lipids > Therapeutic use.; Essences and essential oils > Therapeutic use.; Anti-Infective Agents.; Lipids > pharmacology.; Oils, Volatile > pharmacology.; Medicine.; Chemistry.; Science.; Pharmacy.; MEDICAL > Pharmacology.; Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

• Membranes as targets of antimicrobial lipids / Peter J. Quinn
• Antibacterial effects of lipids : historical review / Halldor Thormar
• Antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal activities of lipids / Gudmundur Bergsson, Hilmar Hilmarsson, and Halldor Thormar
• Antimicrobial lipids in milk / Charles E. Isaacs
• Antimicrobial lipids of the skin and tear film / Carol L. Bratt [and others]
• Antimicrobial lipids and innate immunity / Halldor Thormar
• Lipids as active ingredients in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and health foods / Thórdís Kristmundsdóttir and Skúli Skúlason
• Antimicrobial lipids as disinfectants, antiseptics, and sanitizers / Halldor Thormar and Hilmar Hilmarsson
• The chemistry and bioactivity of essential oils / Christine F. Carson and Katherine A. Hammer
• Antiviral effects of plant-derived essential oils and pure oil components / Paul Schnitzler, Akram Astani, and Jürgen Reichling
• Antibacterial and antifungal activities of essential oils / Katherine A. Hammer and Christine F. Carson.