Plant-derived Bioactives: Production, Properties and Therapeutic Applications

✍ Scribed by Mallappa Kumara Swamy

• Publisher: Springer Singapore;Springer
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 619
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Plants produce a vast number of bioactive compounds with different chemical scaffolds, which modulate a diverse range of molecular targets and are used as drugs for treating numerous diseases. Most present-day medicines are derived either from plant compounds or their derivatives, and plant compounds continue to offer limitless reserves for the discovery of new medicines. While different classes of plant compounds, like phenolics, flavonoids, saponins and alkaloids, and their potential pharmacological applications are currently being explored, their curative mechanisms are yet to be understood in detail.

This book is divided into 2 volumes and offers detailed information on plant-derived bioactive compounds, including recent research findings. Volume 1, Plant-derived Bioactives: Chemistry and Mode of Action, discusses the chemistry of highly valued plant bioactive compounds and their mode of actions at the molecular level. Volume 2, Plant-derived Bioactives: Production, Properties and Therapeutic Applications, explores the sources, biosynthesis, production, biological properties and therapeutic applications of plant bioactives.

Given their scope, these books are valuable resources for members of the scientific community wishing to further explore various medicinal plants and the therapeutic applications of their bioactive compounds. They appeal to scholars, teachers and scientists involved in plant product research, and facilitate the development of innovative new drugs.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xv
Molecular Approaches to Screen Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal Plants (Geeta Swargiary, Mahima Rawal, Manisha Singh, Shalini Mani)....Pages 1-32
Essential Oils: An Update on Their Biosynthesis and Genetic Strategies to Overcome the Production Challenges (Kartik Singh, Deeksha Kaloni, Kritika Sehgal, Sharadwata Pan, Indira P. Sarethy)....Pages 33-60
Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites in Plants as Influenced by Different Factors (Lakkakula Satish, Sasanala Shamili, Seher Yolcu, Gunamalai Lavanya, Hemasundar Alavilli, Mallappa Kumara Swamy)....Pages 61-100
Application of In Vitro Technologies for Production of Vasicine and Vasicinone: Key Bioactive Compounds of Adhatoda spp. (Saikat Gantait, Monisha Mitra, Jitendriya Panigrahi)....Pages 101-114
Health Benefits of Bioactive Compounds from Vegetables (Havalli Bommegowda Rashmi, Pradeep Singh Negi)....Pages 115-166
Tylophorine: Sources, Properties, Applications and Biotechnological Production (Angeline Cyriac, Toji Thomas, T. Dennis Thomas)....Pages 167-176
Gymnemic Acids: Sources, Properties, and Biotechnological Production (Supriyo Saha, Dilipkumar Pal)....Pages 177-193
Endophytic Fungi for a Sustainable Production of Major Plant Bioactive Compounds (Jisha Satheesan, Kallevettankuzhy Krishnannair Sabu)....Pages 195-207
Bioactive Compounds from Brazilian Lichens and Their Biotechnological Applications (Eugênia C. Pereira, Nicácio H. da Silva, Maria de Lourdes L. Buril, Mônica C. B. Martins, Hianna A. M. F. Silva, Emerson Peter S. Falcão et al.)....Pages 209-238
Cardiovascular Benefits of Dietary Polyphenols (Boon Hee Goh, Joash Ban Lee Tan)....Pages 239-257
Antidiabetic Phytochemicals and Their Applications in Modern Medicine (Mahesh Sreekantan Krishna, Karthika Bahulayan Arun)....Pages 259-277
Phytochemicals as Antiviral Agents: Recent Updates (Ritu Ghildiyal, Vijeta Prakash, V. K. Chaudhary, Vandana Gupta, Reema Gabrani)....Pages 279-295
Antimalarial Agents from Medicinal Plant and Fungal Sources (Grazia Luisi, Simone Carradori, Rossella Grande, Daniela Secci, Paolo Guglielmi)....Pages 297-334
Bioactive Phytocompounds to Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance (Gnanasekeran Karthikeyan, Mallappa Kumara Swamy, Madheshwar Rajha Viknesh, Rajendran Shurya, Natesan Sudhakar)....Pages 335-381
Enzyme Inhibitory Potentials from Brazilian Flora (Luiz Everson da Silva, Camila Confortin, Michele Debiasi Alberton, Diogo Alexandre Siebert, Camila Jeriane Paganelli)....Pages 383-393
Essential Oil-Bearing Plant Species of the Atlantic Rain Forest of Brazil: Chemical Composition and Biological Activities (Luiz Everson da Silva, Camila Confortin)....Pages 395-407
Essential Oils as Effective Agents Against Neurological Disorders (Sandeep Ramchandra Pai, Varsha Vasantrao Sonkamble, Nilesh Shirish Wagh)....Pages 409-433
Traditional Plant Compounds for the Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders (Inshah Din, Mumtaz Anwar, Sheikh Rayees, Fayaz Malik)....Pages 435-459
An Overview of Clinacanthus nutans (Burm. f.) Lindau as a Medicinal Plant with Diverse Pharmacological Values (Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Kooi Yeong Khaw, Yong Sze Ong, Tahir Mehmood Khan, Learn-Han Lee, Wai-Leng Lee et al.)....Pages 461-491
A Review on Botanical, Phytochemical, and Pharmacological Characteristics of Iranian Junipers (Juniperus spp.) (Azim Ghasemnezhad, Amir Ghorbanzadeh, Mostafa Khoshhal Sarmast, Mansour Ghorbanpour)....Pages 493-508
Benefits of Theobroma cacao and Its Phytocompounds as Cosmeceuticals (Manisha Singh, Shriya Agarwal, Mugdha Agarwal, Rachana)....Pages 509-521
Phytochemical and Pharmacological Appraisal of Barks from Unani Medicinal Plants (Nasreen Jahan, Shaikh Ajij Ahmed Makbul)....Pages 523-548
Naturally Occurring Coloring and Flavoring Agents (Tarun Kumar Dua, Paramita Paul)....Pages 549-569
Governing Issues in Nanoscale Systems and Their Potential for Improving the Therapeutic Application of Phytoconstituents (Glaucia C. Pereira)....Pages 571-590
Nanoparticle-Based Delivery of Phytochemical Compounds Against Major Maladies: Cancer, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease (Subhamoy Banerjee)....Pages 591-619

✦ Subjects

Life Sciences; Plant Biochemistry; Plant Physiology; Plant Anatomy/Development; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology