Secondary Metabolites in Stress and Disease Management
A Natural Alternative
- 1st Edition - October 1, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editors: Amrita Srivastava, Arun Kumar Mishra
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 3 9 5 9 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 3 9 6 0 - 8
Secondary Metabolites in Stress and Disease Management: A Natural Alternative details the sources and diversity of microbial and plant secondary metabolites, the methods used f… Read more
Secondary Metabolites in Stress and Disease Management: A Natural Alternative details the sources and diversity of microbial and plant secondary metabolites, the methods used for their detection and extraction, their novel applications in disease management, and inclusion in mainstream therapy. Organized into three main sections, the book begins by discussing the potential of microbes, plants, microalgae, and cyanobacteria as valuable sources of secondary metabolites, their role and mechanisms of action in symbiotic and competitive interactions, extractions and purification strategies, and the means to maximize their production. The book goes on to explore the utility of secondary metabolites in mitigating plant stress and their therapeutic impact on human health management. With contributions from experts in the field, Secondary Metabolites in Stress and Disease Management is a useful interdisciplinary resource for researchers, professors, graduate and postgraduate students, and industry professionals studying applied microbiology, biotechnology, biochemistry, pharmacology, and plant science.
- Provides a detailed overview of diverse secondary metabolites and their sources
- Illustrates classical and modern approaches for the detection and purification of secondary metabolites
- Describes the biological mechanisms of utilization for products counteracting stress and disease in humans and plants
Researchers, academics, graduates and postgraduates in applied microbiology, biotechnology, and biochemistry, pharmacology, and plant science
Section I: Diversity and Production Strategies
1. Secondary Metabolites from Plants
2. Microbial Secondary Metabolites
3. Microalgae as a Rich Source of Secondary Metabolites for Food, Feed and Pharmaceutical Applications
4. Cyanobacteria as a Source of Secondary Metabolites
5. Exploring the Untapped Reservoir of Secondary Metabolites in the Indian Subcontinent
6. Extraction, Purification and Identification Strategies
7. Genetic Engineering as a Means to Maximize Secondary Metabolite Production
8. Enhanced Production of Medicinally Valuable Plant Secondary Metabolites through In Vitro Techniques
9. Bioinformatics as a Tool for Secondary Metabolite Research
Section II: ROLE OF SECONDARY METABOLITES IN PLANT STRESS MANAGEMENT
10. Harnessing Rhizospheric Interactions for Root Disease Control in Plants
11. Influence of Environmental Stress on Secondary Metabolites in Plants
12. Plant-Fungal Interactions and Secondary Metabolites
13. Role of Secondary Metabolites in Plant Defense Against Bacterial and Viral Pathogens
14. Nature's Defense: The Role of Secondary Metabolites in Combating Herbivory
Section III: ROLE OF SECONDARY METABOLITES IN HUMAN HEALTH
15. Secondary Metabolites for Improvement of Human Health
16. Role of Secondary Metabolites in Neurodegenerative Disorders
17. Potential Application of Secondary Metabolites in Cancer
18. Potential Application of Secondary Metabolites in Diabetes
19. Therapeutic outcome of Secondary Metabolites Against Contagious and Non-Contagious Human Diseases
20. Therapeutic Potential of Indian Medicinal Plants: A Recent Progress
21. Clinical Research of Indigenous Medicinal Florae and their Pharmaceutical Formulation for Unlocking the Management of COVID-19
1. Secondary Metabolites from Plants
2. Microbial Secondary Metabolites
3. Microalgae as a Rich Source of Secondary Metabolites for Food, Feed and Pharmaceutical Applications
4. Cyanobacteria as a Source of Secondary Metabolites
5. Exploring the Untapped Reservoir of Secondary Metabolites in the Indian Subcontinent
6. Extraction, Purification and Identification Strategies
7. Genetic Engineering as a Means to Maximize Secondary Metabolite Production
8. Enhanced Production of Medicinally Valuable Plant Secondary Metabolites through In Vitro Techniques
9. Bioinformatics as a Tool for Secondary Metabolite Research
Section II: ROLE OF SECONDARY METABOLITES IN PLANT STRESS MANAGEMENT
10. Harnessing Rhizospheric Interactions for Root Disease Control in Plants
11. Influence of Environmental Stress on Secondary Metabolites in Plants
12. Plant-Fungal Interactions and Secondary Metabolites
13. Role of Secondary Metabolites in Plant Defense Against Bacterial and Viral Pathogens
14. Nature's Defense: The Role of Secondary Metabolites in Combating Herbivory
Section III: ROLE OF SECONDARY METABOLITES IN HUMAN HEALTH
15. Secondary Metabolites for Improvement of Human Health
16. Role of Secondary Metabolites in Neurodegenerative Disorders
17. Potential Application of Secondary Metabolites in Cancer
18. Potential Application of Secondary Metabolites in Diabetes
19. Therapeutic outcome of Secondary Metabolites Against Contagious and Non-Contagious Human Diseases
20. Therapeutic Potential of Indian Medicinal Plants: A Recent Progress
21. Clinical Research of Indigenous Medicinal Florae and their Pharmaceutical Formulation for Unlocking the Management of COVID-19
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: October 1, 2025
- Language: English
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Amrita Srivastava
Dr. Amrita Srivastava is currently and Assistant Pro in the Department of Life Sciences at the Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, India. She has a PhD in BioScience and over 11 years of teaching and research experience. She works in the field of microbial secondary metabolites, and her research focus lies in the extraction and purification of microbial secondary metabolite siderophore and its application. Her work includes establishment of antimicrobial and anticancer properties of secondary metabolites by elucidating the mechanism of their effect on plants, microbes, and cell lines. She has published 26 research and review articles in journals of international repute, edited 2 books and authored over 15 book chapters.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Life Science, Central University of South Bihar, Bihar, IndiaAM
Arun Kumar Mishra
Dr. Arun Kumar Mishra, PhD is currently as a Senior Professor at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, India. He has 28 years of teaching and research experience. He has specialization in cyanobacterial systematics, microbial physiology, stress signalling, genetics, and proteomics. His research area comprised of deciphering the fundamental metabolisms of cyanobacteria and the physiological and biochemical basis of stress tolerance among microbes. Additionally, he has also successfully deciphered the mechanism of organophosphate bioremediation by Fischerella sp. LMGA1. Furthermore, he has successfully accomplished research projects sponsored by eminent research agencies like Department of Biotechnology, Department of Science and Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, University Grant Commission and Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Government of India. He has also edited a book on cyanobacteria entitled, Cyanobacteria: From Basic Sciences to Applications, published by Elsevier in the year 2019
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Professor, Laboratory of Microbial Genetics, Centre of Advance Studies in Botany , Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India