Bioactive Natural Products for Pharmaceutical Applications

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxviii
 Elicitor Signal Transduction Leading to the Production of Plant Secondary Metabolites  (Supriyo Saha, Dilipkumar Pal)....Pages 1-39
 An Introduction to Bioactive Natural Products and General Applications  (Tijjani Ahmadu, Khairulmazmi Ahmad)....Pages 41-91
 Plant Polysaccharides in Pharmaceutical Applications  (Amit Kumar Nayak, Md Saquib Hasnain, Amal Kumar Dhara, Dilipkumar Pal)....Pages 93-125
 The Role of Phytochemicals in Cancer Prevention and Cure  (Braganza Cilwyn, Soundararajan Vijayarathna, Shanmugapriya, Rameshwar Naidu Jegathambigai, Subramaniam Sreeramanan, Yeng Chen et al.)....Pages 127-150
 Role of Stress and Defense in Plant Secondary Metabolites Production  (Humberto Aguirre-Becerra, Ma Cristina Vazquez-Hernandez, Diana Saenz de la O, Aurora Alvarado-Mariana, Ramon G. Guevara-Gonzalez, Juan Fernando Garcia-Trejo et al.)....Pages 151-195
 Natural Compounds Extracted from Medicinal Plants and Their Immunomodulatory Activities  (Vinod Kumar Gurjar, Dilipkumar Pal)....Pages 197-261
 Antibacterial and Antifungal Plant Metabolites from the Tropical Medicinal Plants  (Luiz Everson da Silva, Camila Confortin, Mallappa Kumara Swamy)....Pages 263-285
 Capillary Electrophoresis: A New Evolutionary Platform of Plant Secondary Metabolites  (Dilipkumar Pal, Souvik Mukherjee)....Pages 287-309
 Camptothecin: Occurrence, Chemistry and Mode of Action  (Mallappa Kumara Swamy, Boregowda Purushotham, Uma Rani Sinniah)....Pages 311-327
 Secondary Metabolites from Plant Sources  (Chandi Charan Kandar)....Pages 329-377
 Pharmaceutical and Therapeutic Applications of Fenugreek Gum  (Purusottam Mishra, Amit Kumar Srivastava, Tara Chand Yadav, Vikas Pruthi, Ramasare Prasad)....Pages 379-408
 Antimicrobial Application Potential of Phytoconstituents from Turmeric and Garlic  (Shiv Kumar Prajapati, Gaurav Mishra, Akanksha Malaiya, Ankit Jain, Nishi Mody, Ashok M. Raichur)....Pages 409-435
 Carvacrol (Origanum vulgare): Therapeutic Properties and Molecular Mechanisms  (Arijit Mondal, Sankhadip Bose, Kamalika Mazumder, Ritu Khanra)....Pages 437-462
 Pharmaceutical Application of Bio-actives from Alstonia Genus: Current Findings and Future Directions  (Atish T. Paul, Ginson George, Nisha Yadav, Arjun Jeswani, Prashant S. Auti)....Pages 463-533
 Role of Natural Bio-active Compounds as Antidiabetic Agents  (Sandra N. Jimenez-Garcia, Lina Garcia-Mier, Moises A. Vazquez-Cruz, Xochitl S. Ramirez-Gomez, Ramon G. Guevara-Gonzalez, Juan Fernando Garcia-Trejo et al.)....Pages 535-561
 An Overview of the Bioactivities of Gedunin  (Yong Sze Ong, Kooi Yeong Khaw, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Peng-Nian Yew, Kai-Boon Tan, Wei Hsum Yap et al.)....Pages 563-586
 Biological Activities of Marine Products and Nutritional Importance  (Dilipkumar Pal, Khushboo Raj)....Pages 587-616
 Cardiac Tissue Engineering: A Role for Natural Biomaterials  (Pallavi Pushp, Mukesh Kumar Gupta)....Pages 617-641
 The Importance of Natural Products in Cosmetics  (Nagarjuna Reddy Desam, Abdul Jabbar Al-Rajab)....Pages 643-685
 Encapsulation of Bioactive Compound and Its Therapeutic Potential  (Lalduhsanga Pachuau, Laldinchhana, Probin Kumar Roy, James H. Zothantluanga, Supratim Ray, Sanjib Das)....Pages 687-714
 Tannins and Polyphenols Extracted from Natural Plants and Their Versatile Application  (Suvadeep Mal, Dilipkumar Pal)....Pages 715-757
 Piperine: Sources, Properties, Applications, and Biotechnological Production  (Neetu Sachan, Dilipkumar Pal, Phool Chandra)....Pages 759-791
 Protein and Enzymes Isolated from Plant Sources and Their Utilization in Pharmaceutical Field  (Om Prakash Panda, Sitansu Sekhar Nanda, Dong Kee Yi, Dilipkumar Pal, Souvik Mukherjee)....Pages 793-818
 Advances and Perspectives of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid as a Bioactive Compound in Food  (Priti Jain, Mangesh S. Ghodke)....Pages 819-843
 Medicinal Attribution of Ginsenoside: A Huge Source of Plant Bioactive Compound  (Dilipkumar Pal, Souvik Mukherjee, Satish Balasaheb Nimse, K. K. Chandra)....Pages 845-862