Herbal Biomolecules in Healthcare Applications
- 1st Edition - October 5, 2021
- Latest edition
- Editors: Subhash C. Mandal, Amit Kumar Nayak, Amal Kumar Dhara
- Language: English
Herbal Biomolecules in Healthcare Applications presents extensive detailed information on all the vital principles, basics and fundamental aspects of multiple herbal biomolecu… Read more
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Description
Description
Herbal Biomolecules in Healthcare Applications presents extensive detailed information on all the vital principles, basics and fundamental aspects of multiple herbal biomolecules in the healthcare industry. This book examines important herbal biomolecules including alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, anthraquinones, steroids, polysaccharides, tannins and polyphenolic compounds, terpenes, fats and waxes, proteins and peptides, and vitamins. These herbal biomacromolecules are responsible for different bioactivities as well as pharmacological potentials. A systematic understanding of the extraction, purification, characterization, applications of these herbal biomolecules and their derivatives in healthcare fields is developed in this comprehensive book. Chapters explore the key topics along with an emphasis on recent research and developments in healthcare fields by leading experts. They include updated literature review of the relevant key topics, good quality illustrations, chemical structures, flow charts, well-organized tables and case studies. Herbal Biomolecules in Healthcare Applications will be useful for researchers working on natural products and biomolecules with bioactivity and nutraceutical properties. Professionals specializing in scientific areas such as biochemistry, pharmacology, analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, clinics, or engineering focused on bioactive natural products will find this book useful.
Key features
Key features
- Provides a study of different type of biomolecules from herbal extracts and their bioactivities as well as their application in the healthcare industry
- Contributions by global leaders and experts from academia, industry and regulatory agencies, who have been considered as pioneers in the application of herbal biomolecules in the diverse healthcare fields
- Includes updated literature review along with practical examples and research case studies
Readership
Readership
Researchers working on natural products and biomolecules with bioactivity and nutraceutical properties. Professionals specializing in scientific areas such as biochemistry, pharmacology, analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, clinics, or engineering focused on bioactive natural products. Advanced students studying natural products
Table of contents
Table of contents
Section I: Introduction
1. Introduction to herbal biomolecules
Section II: Extraction and purification
2. Extraction of herbal biomolecules
3. Purification of herbal biomolecules
Section III: Chemistry, phytopharmacology and characterization
4. Chemistry of herbal biomolecules
5. Variation of biomolecules in plant species
6. Phytopharmacology of herbal biomolecules
7. Analytical characterization of herbal biomolecules
8.Bioactivity characterization herbal biomolecules
Section IV: Families
9.Herbal carbohydrates in healthcare
10. Herbal oil in healthcare
11. Essential oils and their bioactive molecules in health care
12. Herbal glycosides in healthcare
13. Herbal alkaloids in healthcare
14. Herbal flavonoids in healthcare
15. Herbal terpenoids in healthcare
16. Herbal coumarins in healthcare
Section V: Bioactivity and applications
17. Plant Biomolecule Antimicrobials: An Alternative For Food Security And Safety
18. Antidiabetic herbal biomolecules
19. Herbal Biomolecules: Anticancer agents
20. Herbal biomolecules acting on central nervous system
21. Herbal biomolecules as nutraceuticals
22. Herbal immunomodulators
23. Herbal antilithiatic biomolecules
24. Herbal aphrodisiac biomolecules in the management of male reproductive and sexual problems: connecting nature with clinics
25. Herbal biopolysaccharides in drug delivery
Section VI: Standardization, regulatory and clinical trials
26. Standardization of herbal biomolecules
27. Regulatory considerations of herbal biomolecules
28. Clinical trials of herbal biomolecules
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: October 5, 2021
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
SM
Subhash C. Mandal
AN
Amit Kumar Nayak
Amit Kumar Nayak (M. Pharm, Ph.D) is currently working as Professor at School of Pharmaceutical Sciences,Siksha ‘O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Odisha, India. He has earned his PhD from IFTM University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has over 14 years of research experiences in the field of pharmaceutics, especially in the development and characterization of novel biopolymeric and nanostructured drug delivery systems. Till date, he has authored more than 138 research and review publications in various high-impact peer-reviewed journals and 135 book chapters. He has edited/authored 23 international books to his credit. Dr. Nayak has presented his research work at several conferences. He has received University Foundation Day Research Award, 2019 and 2022 by Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha. Dr. Nayak is a life member of the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) and a registered pharmacist.
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