Overview
- Comprehensive introduction to phytochemistry
- Includes recent trends in both in-vitro and in-vivo properties of phytochemicals
- A special coverage of study on novel pharmacologically active natural compounds
- Elaborate explanation on modulation of plant properties by phytochemicals
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Table of contents (32 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Phytochemicals and in-vitro Updates
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Front Matter
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Keywords
About this book
Phytochemistry is the branch of science that deals with the study of plant-derived chemicals or compounds, which are also known as phytochemicals or plant-derived secondary metabolites. Plants are known to produce phytochemicals that are essential for their growth and reproduction, as they protect them from insects, pathogens, and herbivores. Some of the major groups of plant-derived secondary metabolites are phenolics, flavonoids, terpenoids, alkaloids, tannin etc.
Plant-derived phytochemicals are pharmacologically active and have the potential to cure various human diseases and disorders. Natural plant products have been known for their medicinal properties for untold years, and form the basis of several medicinal systems such as Chinese, Unani, and Ayurvedic Medicine.
This book offers an essential introduction to phytochemicals and their synthetic analogues. It discusses various in silico approaches used to identify pharmacologically active phytochemicals and their biological activities, as well as in vitro and in vivo models/assays that have been utilized for the pharmacological profiling of plant-derived products to combat cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and neurological disorders.
The intended audience includes upper-level undergraduate and graduate students; researchers and scientists from the pharmaceutical/food chemistry/nutrition sciences/biochemistry, and clinical biochemistry fields; and medical students. Sharing the latest findings, the book will familiarize these readers with the concepts, chemistry, and tremendous potential of phytochemistry.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Shashank Kumar is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Microbial Sciences, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Central University of Punjab, India.
His Professional Honors, Awards and Scholarships
- Life member of the Italo-Latin American Society of Ethnomedicine
- Life member of the Indian Sciences Congress Association, India
- Life Member of the Indian Academy of Biomedical Sciences Society, India
- Member of Publication Integrity & Ethics, London
- Member of the Asian Council of Science Editors, Dubai, UAE
- Poster Award, 27th Annual National Conference & International CME (November 25th-27th 2014)
- AU-CRET University Scholarship (2009-2010)
- UGC-Junior Research Fellowship (2009-2011)
- UGC-Senior Research Fellowship (2011-2014)
- ICMR-Senior Research Fellowship (2014) ICMR-Research Associate Fellowship (2014-2015)
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Phytochemistry: An in-silico and in-vitro Update
Book Subtitle: Advances in Phytochemical Research
Editors: Shashank Kumar, Chukwuebuka Egbuna
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6920-9
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-6919-3Published: 09 July 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-6922-3Published: 15 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-6920-9Published: 25 June 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 577
Number of Illustrations: 43 b/w illustrations, 84 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Biochemistry, Plant Physiology, Receptors, Plant Anatomy/Development