Bioactive Compounds from Plant Origin-Extraction, Applications, and Potential Health Benefits

✍ Scribed by Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria (Editor); Colin Barrow (Editor)

• Publisher: Apple Academic Press
• Year: 2019
• Leaves: 336
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This new volume explores the importance of phytochemicals from plants in therapeutics, focusing on the extraction of bioactive compounds and their applications in human health. Natural products and their bioactive compounds are increasingly utilized in preventive and therapeutic medication as well as for the production of pharmaceutical supplements and, more recently, as food additives to increase the functionality of foods.

The first section of the volume describes recent advances in the extraction of bioactive compounds from various sources. It looks at advanced extraction techniques such as enzyme-assisted, microwave-assisted, ultrasound-assisted, pressurized liquid extraction, and supercritical extraction techniques. Part 2, on bioactive compounds and health claims, covers the roles of different bioactive compounds and their health-promoting potential for lifestyle diseases. This section explains the botany, physical characteristics, uniqueness, uses, distribution, importance, phytochemistry, bioactivities, and future trends of different functional foods.

✦ Table of Contents

Part 1: Extraction Of Bioactive Compounds And Their Applications

1. Extraction of Bioactive Molecules: Conventional vs. Novel Methods

Muhammad Kamran Khan et al.

2. Extraction of Bioactive Compounds: Conventional and Green Extraction Techniques

Afka Deen, Rizliya Visvanathan, and Ruvini Liyanage

3. Bioactive Components in Fruits and Vegetables

Aamir Shehzad et al.

4. Phytochemicals from Fruit Wastes for Sustainable and Socially Acceptable Poultry Production

Zafar Hayat et al.

Part 2: Bioactive Compunds and Health Claims

5. Crocin, A Mechanistic Treatise

Muhammad Imran et al.

6. Grapes, A Nutritional Key to Combat Various Maladies

Tabussam Tufail et al.

7. Phytochemistry and a Potential Therapeutic Perspective of Melon Seeds

Afshan Shafi et al.

8. Linalool, A Natural Chemotherapy against Various Maladies

Muhammad Imran et al.

9. Garlic: From Nutritional to Nutraceutical Viewpoint

Kanza Aziz Awan et al.

10. Health Perspectives of Persimmon

Muhammad Imran et al.