Phytocompounds: Sources and Bioactivities

Contents: Preface. 1. Flavones combat cancer via multidimensional molecular approaches. 2. Understanding the mechanism of luteolin, a bioflavonoid on colorectal cancer. 3. Curcumin nanoformulations in glioblastoma therapy. 4. Drug discovery approaches and the role of plant products in treating neuronal disorders. 5. Phytochemistry and pharmacological properties of a neglected tropical plant averrhoa carambola l.(star fruit): a review. 6. Medicinal values and health benefits of Dalchini. 7. Botany, chemistry and pharmacological aspects of Safed Musli (Chlorophytum Borivilianum Santapau and Fernandez). 8. Botany, chemistry and pharmaceutical significance of Terminalia Chebula Retz. 9. A Traditionally Important Medicinal Plant of India. 10. Lantana camara Linn.: ethnobotany, phytochemistry and pharmacological importance. 11. Medicinal plants and their compounds with anticancer properties. 12. Appraisal of medicinal plants for anticancer properties. 13. Chemistry, bioactivities and biotechnological production of Rosmarinic acid. 14. Electrochemistry of phytochemicals and natural products. Subject Index.

This book provides a systematically reviewed up-to-date information on several aspects of bioactive phytocompounds, their natural resources and production. Several classes of phytocompounds, such as phenolics, flavonoids, alkaloids, glycosides, etc., and their prospective biomedical applications are discussed along with their pharmacological importance. Phytocompounds and their curative properties against various human diseases, including cancer, diabetes, atherosclerosis, neurological diseases, skin diseases, other microbial infections, rheumatic pains, fever, and many more are discussed. Further, the occurrence of less explored medicinal plants and their pharmacologically active phytocompounds have been emphasized in this book. This information will be very useful for the scientific community to further examine for many other unknown compounds and their potential pharmacological benefits in detail. Topics covered in this book include medicinal plants ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, extraction methods, challenges in medicinal plants cultivation, use of biotechnological approaches, toxicological effects, clinical studies, mode of action, targeted therapy, newly identified potential phytocompounds, novel drug discovery approaches, and drug delivery strategies including computational approaches and nanobiotechnology are discussed in detail. Overall, this book will be a valuable resource for researchers to work towards identifying and characterizing new phytocompounds possessing bioactivity from a diversified flora, and to enable the discovery of novel therapeutic leads in the near future against various human ailments. Besides this, the book will produce a good information for the students, teachers, scientists and research professionals involved in the drug discovery research.