Front Matter ....Pages i-xxviii
Elicitor Signal Transduction Leading to the Production of Plant Secondary Metabolites (Supriyo Saha, Dilipkumar Pal)....Pages 1-39
An Introduction to Bioactive Natural Products and General Applications (Tijjani Ahmadu, Khairulmazmi Ahmad)....Pages 41-91
Plant Polysaccharides in Pharmaceutical Applications (Amit Kumar Nayak, Md Saquib Hasnain, Amal Kumar Dhara, Dilipkumar Pal)....Pages 93-125
The Role of Phytochemicals in Cancer Prevention and Cure (Braganza Cilwyn, Soundararajan Vijayarathna, Shanmugapriya, Rameshwar Naidu Jegathambigai, Subramaniam Sreeramanan, Yeng Chen et al.)....Pages 127-150
Role of Stress and Defense in Plant Secondary Metabolites Production (Humberto Aguirre-Becerra, Ma Cristina Vazquez-Hernandez, Diana Saenz de la O, Aurora Alvarado-Mariana, Ramon G. Guevara-Gonzalez, Juan Fernando Garcia-Trejo et al.)....Pages 151-195
Natural Compounds Extracted from Medicinal Plants and Their Immunomodulatory Activities (Vinod Kumar Gurjar, Dilipkumar Pal)....Pages 197-261
Antibacterial and Antifungal Plant Metabolites from the Tropical Medicinal Plants (Luiz Everson da Silva, Camila Confortin, Mallappa Kumara Swamy)....Pages 263-285
Capillary Electrophoresis: A New Evolutionary Platform of Plant Secondary Metabolites (Dilipkumar Pal, Souvik Mukherjee)....Pages 287-309
Camptothecin: Occurrence, Chemistry and Mode of Action (Mallappa Kumara Swamy, Boregowda Purushotham, Uma Rani Sinniah)....Pages 311-327
Secondary Metabolites from Plant Sources (Chandi Charan Kandar)....Pages 329-377
Pharmaceutical and Therapeutic Applications of Fenugreek Gum (Purusottam Mishra, Amit Kumar Srivastava, Tara Chand Yadav, Vikas Pruthi, Ramasare Prasad)....Pages 379-408
Antimicrobial Application Potential of Phytoconstituents from Turmeric and Garlic (Shiv Kumar Prajapati, Gaurav Mishra, Akanksha Malaiya, Ankit Jain, Nishi Mody, Ashok M. Raichur)....Pages 409-435
Carvacrol (Origanum vulgare): Therapeutic Properties and Molecular Mechanisms (Arijit Mondal, Sankhadip Bose, Kamalika Mazumder, Ritu Khanra)....Pages 437-462
Pharmaceutical Application of Bio-actives from Alstonia Genus: Current Findings and Future Directions (Atish T. Paul, Ginson George, Nisha Yadav, Arjun Jeswani, Prashant S. Auti)....Pages 463-533
Role of Natural Bio-active Compounds as Antidiabetic Agents (Sandra N. Jimenez-Garcia, Lina Garcia-Mier, Moises A. Vazquez-Cruz, Xochitl S. Ramirez-Gomez, Ramon G. Guevara-Gonzalez, Juan Fernando Garcia-Trejo et al.)....Pages 535-561
An Overview of the Bioactivities of Gedunin (Yong Sze Ong, Kooi Yeong Khaw, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Peng-Nian Yew, Kai-Boon Tan, Wei Hsum Yap et al.)....Pages 563-586
Biological Activities of Marine Products and Nutritional Importance (Dilipkumar Pal, Khushboo Raj)....Pages 587-616
Cardiac Tissue Engineering: A Role for Natural Biomaterials (Pallavi Pushp, Mukesh Kumar Gupta)....Pages 617-641
The Importance of Natural Products in Cosmetics (Nagarjuna Reddy Desam, Abdul Jabbar Al-Rajab)....Pages 643-685
Encapsulation of Bioactive Compound and Its Therapeutic Potential (Lalduhsanga Pachuau, Laldinchhana, Probin Kumar Roy, James H. Zothantluanga, Supratim Ray, Sanjib Das)....Pages 687-714
Tannins and Polyphenols Extracted from Natural Plants and Their Versatile Application (Suvadeep Mal, Dilipkumar Pal)....Pages 715-757
Piperine: Sources, Properties, Applications, and Biotechnological Production (Neetu Sachan, Dilipkumar Pal, Phool Chandra)....Pages 759-791
Protein and Enzymes Isolated from Plant Sources and Their Utilization in Pharmaceutical Field (Om Prakash Panda, Sitansu Sekhar Nanda, Dong Kee Yi, Dilipkumar Pal, Souvik Mukherjee)....Pages 793-818
Advances and Perspectives of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid as a Bioactive Compound in Food (Priti Jain, Mangesh S. Ghodke)....Pages 819-843
Medicinal Attribution of Ginsenoside: A Huge Source of Plant Bioactive Compound (Dilipkumar Pal, Souvik Mukherjee, Satish Balasaheb Nimse, K. K. Chandra)....Pages 845-862