Bioactive Molecules and Medicinal Plants
Use of medicinal plants is as old as human civilization and continuous efforts are being made to improve medicinal plants or produce their products in high amounts through various technologies. About 200,000 natural products of plant origin are known and many more are being identifed from higher pla...
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2008. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74603-4 |
Table of Contents:
- Drug Discovery from Plants
- Grapevine Stilbenes and Their Biological Effects
- Research into Isoflavonoid Phyto-oestrogens in Plant Cell Cultures
- Secondary Metabolite Production from Plant Cell Cultures: the Success Stories of Rosmarinic Acid and Taxol
- Guggulsterone: a Potent Natural Hypolipidemic Agent from Commiphora wightii – Problems, Perseverance, and Prospects
- Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn: the Source of Silymarin
- The Production of Dianthrones and Phloroglucinol Derivatives in St. John’s Wort
- Production of Alkaloids in Plant Cell and Tissue Cultures
- Bacopa monnieri, a Nootropic Drug
- Chemical Profiling of Nothapodytes nimmoniana for Camptothecin, an Important Anticancer Alkaloid: Towards the Development of a Sustainable Production System
- Colchicine – an Overview for Plant Biotechnologists
- In Vitro Azadirachtin Production
- Arabinogalactan Protein and Arabinogalactan: Biomolecules with Biotechnological and Therapeutic Potential
- Hairy Roots: a Powerful Tool for Plant Biotechnological Advances
- Hairy Roots of Catharanthus roseus: Efficient Routes to Monomeric Indole Alkaloid Production
- Roseroot (Rhodiola rosea L.): Effect of Internal and External Factors on Accumulation of Biologically Active Compounds
- Apoptosis and Plant-Derived Pharmaceuticals
- The Indian Herbal Drugs Scenario in Global Perspectives
- Phytochemical Standardization of Herbal Drugs and Polyherbal Formulations.