Naturally Occurring Bioactive Compounds

Naturally Occurring Bioactive Compounds
Author:
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 515
Release: 2006-09-25
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0080464920

This timely book provides an overview of natural products/botanicals used for the management of insect-pest and diseases. It will help readers to update and widen their knowledge about natural products and their bio-activities against plant pathogens. The volume explores activity, chemistry, toxicity and geographic distribution of plants. Discussions concerning the methodology used for the detection of active principles, their mode of action and commercial prospects are of utmost importance and worthy of note. - Focuses on recent achievements in natural bio-actives - Global coverage of natural products / plants - Targets the most important issues of natural botanicals/ biocides - Includes innovative ideas with lucid explanations - Contains specialized chapters, such as, natural control of multi-drug resistant organisms, anti-salmonella agents, natural house-dust-mite control agents, and naturally occurring anti-insect proteins, etc. - Covers research on bioactives: From Lab to Field and Field to Market - Includes eco-friendly and economically viable herbal technology

Chemistry and Pharmacology of Naturally Occurring Bioactive Compounds

Chemistry and Pharmacology of Naturally Occurring Bioactive Compounds
Author: Goutam Brahmachari
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2021-06-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9781032099132

Written for phytochemists, synthetic chemists, combinatorial chemists, as well as other practitioners and students in related fields, this volume presents cutting-edge research in the chemistry of bioactive natural products and helps the reader understand how natural product research continues to make significant contributions in the discovery a

Natural Bioactive Compounds

Natural Bioactive Compounds
Author: Rajeshwar P. Sinha
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2020-10-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0128206594

Natural Bioactive Compounds: Technological Advancements deals with the latest breakthroughs in the field of screening, characterization and novel applications of natural bioactive compounds from diverse group of organisms ranging from bacteria, viruses, cyanobacteria, algae, fungi, bryophytes, higher plants, sponges, corals and fishes. Written by some of the most reputed scientists in the field, this book introduces the reader to strategies and methods in the search for bioactive natural products. It is an essential read for researchers and students interested in bioactive natural products, their biological and pharmacological properties, their possible use as chemopreventive or chemotherapeutic agents, and other future potential applications. - Explores natural sources of bioactive compounds, including cyanobacteria, bacteria, viruses, fungi and higher plants - Discusses the potential applications of biological products, such as their use in medicine (antibiotics, cancer research, immunology), as food additives, supplements and technological substances - Analyzes the contributions of emerging or developing technologies for the study of bioactive natural compounds (characterization and purification)

Bioactive Compounds

Bioactive Compounds
Author: Leila Queiroz Zepka
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2021-09-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1839692693

Bioactive Compounds - Biosynthesis, Characterization, and Applications is an authoritative compilation of chapters on bioactive compounds with proven activities. It provides valuable information about biosynthesized active compounds that can be used for the further development of products in various industries. Chapters cover such topics as biosynthesis, characterization, separation, and purification, and applications of bioactive molecules. It describes and discusses bioresources of animal, vegetal, and microbial origin as potential sources of flavonoids, polysaccharides, sterols, polyphenols, amino acids, and others. This book provides insight into future developments in the field and, as such, is an essential resource for academicians, industrial researchers, and practitioners in biomolecules with biological activity. Key features: • Describes several classes of bioactive compounds and their associated activities • Highlights potential contributions of bioactive compounds as alternatives in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases • Contains information relevant to the development and use of new products

Natural Bioactive Molecules

Natural Bioactive Molecules
Author: Goutam Brahmachari
Publisher: Alpha Science International, Limited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781842657805

NATURAL BIOACTIVE MOLECULES: Impacts and Prospects in Medicinal Chemistry is an endeavor to underline how natural product research continues to make significant contributions in the domain of discovery and development of new medicinal entities. Natural products present in the plant and animal kingdom offer a huge diversity of chemical structures which are the result of biosynthetic processes that have been modulated over the millennia through genetic effects. Bioactive natural products are proving to be a rich source of novel therapeutics. Search for bioactive molecules from nature (plants, animals, microflora) continues to play an important role in fashioning new medicinal agents. With the advent of modern techniques, very particularly the rapid improvements in spectroscopic as well as accompanying advances in high-throughput screening techniques, it has become possible to have an enormous repository of bioactive natural compounds, thus opening up exciting new opportunities in the field of new drug development to the pharmaceutical industry.This book, which will comprise a variety of at least fifteen chapters written by active researchers and leading experts in natural products chemistry on biologically active natural products, brings together an overview of current discoveries and trends in this remarkable field. This definite volume is also an outstanding source of information with regard to the industrial application of natural products for medicinal purposes. The broad interdisciplinary approach dealt in this book would surely make the work much interesting to the scientists deeply engaged in the research and/or use of bioactive natural products. It will serve not only as a valuable resource for researchers in their own fields to predict promising leads for developing pharmaceuticals to treat various ailments and disease manifestations, but also motivates young scientists to the dynamic field of bioactive natural products research.

Bioactive Natural Products

Bioactive Natural Products
Author: Goutam Brahmachari
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 695
Release: 2012
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814335371

Bioactive natural products are a rich source of novel therapeutics. Thus, the search for bioactive molecules from nature continues to play an important role in fashioning new medicinal agents. This volume, which comprises sixteen chapters written by active researchers and leading experts in natural products chemistry, brings together an overview of current discoveries in this remarkable field. It also provides information on the industrial application of natural products for medicinal purposes. This book will serve as a valuable resource for researchers to predict promising leads for developing pharmaceuticals to treat various ailments and disease manifestations.

Dietary Phytochemicals

Dietary Phytochemicals
Author: Chukwuebuka Egbuna
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2021-08-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030729990

This book presents comprehensive coverage on the importance of good nutrition in the treatment and management of obesity, cancer and diabetes. Naturally occurring bioactive compounds are ubiquitous in most dietary plants available to humans and provide opportunities for the management of diseases. The text provides information about the major causes of these diseases and their association with nutrition. The text also covers the role of dietary phytochemicals in drug development and their pathways. Later chapters emphasize novel bioactive compounds as anti-diabetic, anti-cancer and anti-obesity agents and describe their mechanisms to regulate cell metabolism. Written by global team of experts, Dietary Phytochemicals: A Source of Novel Bioactive Compounds for the Treatment of Obesity, Cancer and Diabetes describes the potentials of novel phytochemicals, their sources, and underlying mechanism of action. The chapters were drawn systematically and incorporated sequentially to facilitate proper understanding. This book is intended for nutritionists, physicians, medicinal chemists, drug developers in research and development, postgraduate students and scientists in area of nutrition and life sciences.

Bioactive Compounds in Foods

Bioactive Compounds in Foods
Author: John Gilbert
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2009-01-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1444302299

Inherent toxicants and processing contaminants are bothnon-essential, bioactive substances whose levels in foods can bedifficult to control. This volume covers both types of compound forthe first time, examining their beneficial as well as theirundesirable effects in the human diet. Chapters have been writtenas individually comprehensive reviews, and topics have beenselected to illustrate recent scientific advances in understandingof the occurrence and mechanism of formation, exposure/riskassessment and developments in the underpinning analyticalmethodology. A wide range of contaminants are examined in detail,including pyrrolizidine alkaloids, glucosinolates, phycotoxins, andmycotoxins. Several process contaminants (eg acrylamide and furan),which are relatively new but which have a rapidly growingliterature, are also covered. The book provides a practical reference for a wide range ofexperts: specialist toxicologists (chemists and food chemists),hygienists, government officials and anyone who needs to be awareof the main issues concerning toxicants and process contaminants infood. It will also be a valuable introduction to the subject forpost-graduate students.

Handbook of Research on Natural Products and Their Bioactive Compounds as Cancer Therapeutics

Handbook of Research on Natural Products and Their Bioactive Compounds as Cancer Therapeutics
Author: Pandurangan, Ashok Kumar
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 643
Release: 2022-03-18
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1799892603

Many chemotherapeutic agents are available in today’s market that are highly effective against a variety of cancer types; however, the major drawbacks of these chemotherapeutic agents are the many side effects. As an alternative to these chemotherapeutic agents, there are a number of natural agents that are effective against cancer that have been tested in preclinical and clinical models over the years. These natural products must be documented and discussed in order to provide a thorough overview of all the options available for cancer treatment. The Handbook of Research on Natural Products and Their Bioactive Compounds as Cancer Therapeutics emphasizes the list of natural agents against all types of cancers and discusses the current state of research in the fields of natural products and their derivatives against cancer in preclinical and clinical models. This book also provides insight into the applications of meditation and mindfulness-based interventions in clinical and non-clinical conditions. Covering topics such as cancer therapy, antioxidants, and flavonoids, it is ideal for students, research scholars, academicians, professors, scientists, oncologists, doctors, and medical practitioners.