Medicinal Plants
Chemistry, Biology and Omics
- 1st Edition - June 25, 2015
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Authors: Da-Cheng Hao, Xiao Jie Gu, Pei Gen Xiao
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 0 0 8 5 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 0 1 0 3 - 5
Medicinal Plants: Chemistry, Biology and Omics reviews the phytochemistry, chemotaxonomy, molecular biology, and phylogeny of selected medicinal plant tribes and genera, and their… Read more
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Medicinal plants provide a myriad of pharmaceutically active components, which have been commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine and worldwide for thousands of years. Increasing interest in plant-based medicinal resources has led to additional discoveries of many novel compounds, in various angiosperm and gymnosperm species, and investigations on their chemotaxonomy, molecular phylogeny and pharmacology.
Chapters in this book explore the interrelationship within traditional Chinese medicinal plant groups and between Chinese species and species outside of China. Chapters also discuss the incongruence between chemotaxonomy and molecular phylogeny, concluding with chapters on systems biology and “-omics” technologies (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics), and how they will play an increasingly important role in future pharmaceutical research.
- Reviews best practice and essential developments in medicinal plant chemistry and biology
- Discusses the principles and applications of various techniques used to discover medicinal compounds
- Explores the analysis and classification of novel plant-based medicinal compounds
- Includes case studies on pharmaphylogeny
- Compares and integrates traditional knowledge and current perception of worldwide medicinal plants
Researchers and Students in Medicinal plants, Phytochemistry, Pharmacognosy, Pharmacology, Medicinal chemistry and Plant systematics.
- Preface
- Five features of this book
- Chapter authorship
- About the authors
- 1: Chemotaxonomy: a phylogeny-based approach
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Chemotaxonomic marker
- 1.3 Metabolomics
- 1.4 Cheminformatics and database
- 1.5 Chemotype
- 1.6 Conclusions
- 2: High-throughput sequencing in medicinal plant transcriptome studies
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Metabolic pathway analysis
- 2.3 Molecular marker mining
- 2.4 Adaptation and plant development
- 2.5 Comparative transcriptomics and phylogeny
- 2.6 Digital gene expression
- 2.7 Conclusion
- 3: Taxus medicinal resources: a comprehensive study
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 From molecular biology to genomics
- 3.3 Bioactivity, pharmacology, and therapeutic use
- 3.4 From chemistry to metabolomics
- 3.5 Proteomics
- 3.6 Bibliometric analysis of Taxus research
- 3.7 Conclusion and prospects
- 4: Phytochemical and biological research of Fritillaria medicinal resources
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Chemical components and bioactivity
- 4.3 Chemotaxonomy
- 4.4 Molecular taxonomy, molecular phylogeny, and genomics
- 4.5 Conclusions
- 5: Phytochemical and biological research of Chelidonieae pharmaceutical resources
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Alkaloids
- 5.3 Pharmacology and therapeutic use of alkaloids
- 5.4 Pharmacology and therapeutic use of Chelidonieae extracts
- 5.5 Toxicity
- 5.6 Other compounds
- 5.7 Chemotaxonomy
- 5.8 Molecular phylogeny and omics
- 5.9 Conclusions
- 6: Phytochemical and biological research of Papaver pharmaceutical resources
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Chemical constituents
- 6.3 Pharmacology and therapeutic use
- 6.4 Molecular biology, phylogeny, and omics
- 6.5 Conclusions
- 7: Chemical and biological studies of Aconitum pharmaceutical resources
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Diterpenoid alkaloids
- 7.3 Pharmacology and toxicology of Aconitum alkaloids and extracts
- 7.4 Polysaccharide
- 7.5 Other compounds
- 7.6 Chemotaxonomy
- 7.7 Molecular phylogeny and genomics
- 7.8 Conclusions
- 8: Chemical and biological studies of Cimicifugeae pharmaceutical resources
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Triterpenoid saponins
- 8.3 Bioactivities and adverse effects of saponins and extracts from Cimicifugeae
- 8.4 Bioactivity of other compounds
- 8.5 Chemotaxonomy and authentication
- 8.6 Molecular phylogeny and genomics
- 8.7 Conclusion
- 9: Chemical and biological research of Clematis medicinal resources
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Chemical components
- 9.3 Bioactivity and therapeutic use
- 9.4 Chemotaxonomy
- 9.5 Molecular taxonomy and molecular phylogeny
- 9.6 Conclusions
- 10: Potentilla and Rubus medicinal plants: potential non-Camellia tea resources
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Chemical components
- 10.3 Bioactivities
- 10.4 Molecular pharmacognosy
- 10.5 Proteomics
- 10.6 Metabolomics
- 10.7 Conclusions
- 11: Phytochemical and biological research of Cannabis pharmaceutical resources
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Cannabinoids
- 11.3 Pharmacology and therapeutic use of cannabinoids
- 11.4 Toxicity and safety
- 11.5 Other compounds
- 11.6 Chemotaxonomy
- 11.7 Molecular biology, phylogeny, and omics
- 11.8 Conclusions
- 12: Phytochemical and biological research of Polygoneae medicinal resources
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Chemical components
- 12.3 Bioactivities and therapeutic uses
- 12.4 Molecular biology and genomics
- 12.5 Phylogeny
- 12.6 Conclusion
- 13: Phytochemistry and biology of Ilex pharmaceutical resources
- Abstract
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Chemical components and biological activities
- 13.3 Pharmacology of Ilex tea and extracts
- 13.4 Toxicity and safety
- 13.5 Chemotaxonomy
- 13.6 Molecular taxonomy, molecular phylogeny, and genomics
- 13.7 Conclusions
- 14: Phytochemical and biological research of Salvia medicinal resources
- Abstract
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Chemical components
- 14.3 Pharmacology and therapeutic use
- 14.4 Molecular phylogeny and genomics
- 14.5 Chemotaxonomy and metabolomics
- 14.6 Conclusions
- 15: Phytochemical and biological research of Panax medicinal resources
- Abstract
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Chemical components
- 15.3 Pharmacology and therapeutic use
- 15.4 Molecular phylogeny and genomics
- 15.5 Metabolomics
- 15.6 Conclusions
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 25, 2015
- No. of pages (Hardback): 694
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780081000854
- eBook ISBN: 9780081001035
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Da-Cheng Hao
Da-Cheng Hao is Associate Professor and Primary Investigator at the School of Environment and Chemical Engineering and the Biotechnology Institute, at Dalian Jiaotong University, in Dailan, China. He is a Guest Professor at the Institute of Medicinal Plant Development at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and has published widely in leading journals in the field. Dr Hao is the author of Medicinal Plants, published by Woodhead Publishing in 2015.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate professor/Principle investigator, School of Environment and Chemical Engineering/Biotechnology Institute, Dalian Jiaotong University, ChinaXG
Xiao Jie Gu
Dr. Xiao Jie Gu is a Lecturer at the School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, based at the Biotechnology Institute, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian, P.R China.
Affiliations and expertise
Lecturer, School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology Institute, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian, P.R China.PX
Pei Gen Xiao
Professor Pei Gen Xiao is an Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and the head of Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, based at IMPLAD, CAMS, Beijing, P. R China.
Affiliations and expertise
Academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Head of the Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, IMPLAD, CAMS, Beijing, P. R ChinaRead Medicinal Plants on ScienceDirect