Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Allicin: History, Ethnobotany and Uses as Told Primarily by the Garlic Plant
(Diana R. Cundell, College of Life Sciences, Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, US)
Chapter 2. Chemistry and Biochemistry of Allicin
(Gwendolyn Moise, PhD, and Mary Ann Wagner-Graham, PhD, College of Life Sciences, Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, US)
Chapter 3. General Biochemical Pathways of Inflammation and Allicin
(Diana R. Cundell, College of Life Sciences, Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, US)
Chapter 4. Immune System Effects of Allicin
(Diana R. Cundell, College of Life Sciences, Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, US)
Chapter 5. A Contemporary Overview of Allicin, an Ancient Antibiotic
(Mary Ann Wagner-Graham, PhD, College of Life Sciences, Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, US)
Chapter 6. Antifungal Activity of Allicin
(Beth A. French-Arthur, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Baltimore, MD, US)
Chapter 7. Antiprotozoan and Anti-Helminthic Activity of Allicin
(Beth A. French-Arthur, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Baltimore, MD, US)
Chapter 8. Virucidal Activity of Allicin
(Diana R. Cundell, College of Life Sciences, Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, US)
Chapter 9. Insecticidal and Anti-Pest Activity of Allicin and the Evolutionary Origins of the Allicin Trait
(Jeffrey A. Klemens, Department of Biolgical and Chemical Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, US)
Chapter 10. Cardiovascular Disease and Allicin
(Diana R. Cundell and Anne H. Bower, College of Life Sciences, Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, US)
Chapter 11. Cartilage and Bone Protecting Effects of Allicin in Chronic Disease
(Diana R. Cundell, College of Life Sciences, Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, US)
Chapter 12. Neuroprotective Effects of Allicin
(Diana R. Cundell, College of Life Sciences, Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, US)
Chapter 13. Tumoricidal Activities of Allicin
(Diana R. Cundell, College of Life Sciences, Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, US)
Chapter 14. Allicin and Our Changing World
(Diana R. Cundell, College of Life Sciences, Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, US)
Index