Pharmaceutical Science & Technology

Innovations in Plant Science for Better Health: From Soil to Fork

Phytochemicals from Medicinal Plants
Scope, Applications, and Potential Health Claims

Editors: Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, PhD
Megh R. Goyal, PhD
Masood Sadiq Butt, PhD

Phytochemicals from Medicinal Plants

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Pub Date: November 2019
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Hard ISBN: 9781771887953
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Paperback ISBN: 978-1-77463-470-7
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E-Book ISBN: 9780429203220
Pages: 324pp w/index
Binding Type: hardback/paperback/ebook
Series: Innovations in Plant Science for Better Health: From Soil to Fork
Notes: 10 color and 12 b/w illustrations

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Phytochemicals from Medicinal Plants: Scope, Applications, and Potential Health Claims explores the importance of medicinal plants and their potential benefits for human health. This book looks at bioactive compounds from medicinal plants, the health benefits of bioactive compounds, and the applications of plant-based products in the food and pharmaceutical industries.

The first section discusses available sources of bioactive compounds from medicinal plants, biochemistry, structural composition, potential biological activities, and how bioactive molecules are isolated from medicinal plants. The authors examine the applications of bioactive molecules from a health perspective, looking at the pharmacological aspects of medicinal plants, the phytochemical and biological activities of different natural products, and ethnobotany/and medicinal properties, and also present a novel dietary approach for disease management. The book goes on to examine how the plant-based products are used in various sectors of the food and pharmaceutical industries.

This book volume helps to shed light on the vast potential of functional foods for human health from different technological aspects. This compendium will be useful for researchers, scientists, academia, and students as well as industry professionals within the food, nutraceutical, and herbal industries.

CONTENTS:
Prefaces

Part I: BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM MEDICINAL PLANTS
1. Phytochemicals from Traditional Medicinal Plants
R. N. Raji, A. Vysakh, D. Suma, M. K. Preetha, and M. S. Latha

2. Plant-Based Secondary Metabolites for Health Benefits: Classification and Processing
Monika Sharma, Jyotsana Dwivedi, Bhanu Kumar, Bramhanand Singh, and A. K. S. Rawat

3. Ethnobotanical Survey for Managing Selected Noncommunicable Diseases: A Case Study in Nigeria
Adejo Godwin Ojochogu, Atawodi Sunday Ene-Ojo, and Okoyomoh Kingsley

Part II: BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS AND HEALTH POTENTIALS
4. Bioflavonoids: Sources, Types, and Nutraceutical Maneuvers
Muhammad Sajid Arshad, Urooj Khan, Ali Imran, and Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria

5. Antidiabetic Potential of Medicinal Mushrooms
Vivek K. Chaturvedi, Sushil K. Dubey, and M. P. Singh

6. Natural Carotenoids: Weapon Against Life-Style Related Disorders
Umair Shabbir, Sana Khalid, Munawar Abbas, and Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria

7. Edible Vaccine: Journey from Mushroom to Syringe
Vivek K. Chaturvedi, Sushil K. Dubey, N. Tabassum, and M. P. Singh

Part III: SCOPE AND APPLICATIONS OF PLANT-BASED PRODUCTS
8. Natural Products as Economical Agents for Antioxidant Activity
Nida Nazar, Abdullah Ijaz Hussain, Syed Makhdoom Hussain, and Poonam Singh Nigam

9. Potential Significance of Proteases: Sources and Applications
Marwa Waheed, Muhammad Bilal Hussain, Sadia Hassan, Mohammad Ali Shariati, and Oluwafemi Adeleke Ojo

10. Microalgal Pigments as Natural Color: Scope and Applications
K. G. Sreekala, Malairaj Sathuvan, Javee Anand, Karuppan Ramamoorthy, Vengatesh Babu, and S. Nagaraj

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, PhD
Alfred Deakin Research Fellow, Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Australia

Hafiz Suleria, PhD, is the Alfred Deakin Research Fellow at Deakin University, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Recently, he has completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Food, Nutrition, Dietetic and Health at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA. He is an Honorary Fellow in the Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Australia. Dr. Suleria has been awarded an International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) and an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) for his PhD research at the University of Queensland (UQ) School of Medicine, the Translational Research Institute (TRI), in collaboration with the Commonwealth and Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO, Australia). Before joining the UQ, he worked as a Lecturer in the Department of Food Sciences at the Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan. He also worked as a Research Associate in the PAK-US Joint Project funded by the Higher Education Commission, Pakistan, and the Department of State, USA, with the collaboration of the University of Massachusetts, USA, and the National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Dr. Suleria has published more than 60 peer-reviewed scientific papers in different reputed/impact journals. He is also in collaboration with more than ten universities where he is working as a co-supervisor/special member for PhD and postgraduate students and also involved in joint publications, projects, and grants. His major research focus is on food nutrition, particularly in the screening of bioactive molecules

Megh R. Goyal, PhD
Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Senior Acquisitions Editor, Biomedical Engineering and Agricultural Science, Apple Academic Press, Inc.

Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering from the General Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus; and Senior Acquisitions Editor and Senior Technical Editor-in-Chief in Agriculture and Biomedical Engineering for Apple Academic Press Inc. He has worked as a Soil Conservation Inspector and as a Research Assistant at Haryana Agricultural University and Ohio State University. He was the first agricultural engineer to receive the professional license in Agricultural Engineering in 1986 from the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico. On September 16, 2005, he was proclaimed as “Father of Irrigation Engineering in Puerto Rico for the twentieth century” by the ASABE, Puerto Rico Section, for his pioneering work on micro irrigation, evapotranspiration, agroclimatology, and soil and water engineering. During his professional career of 45 years, he has received many prestigious awards. A prolific author and editor, he has written more than 200 journal articles and textbooks and has edited over 60 books. He received his BSc degree in engineering from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India; his MSc and PhD degrees from Ohio State University, Columbus; and his Master of Divinity degree from Puerto Rico Evangelical Seminary, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, USA.

Masood Sadiq Butt, PhD
Professor and Dean, Faculty of Food, Nutrition and Home Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Masood Sadiq Butt, PhD, is serving as Dean of the Faculty of Food, Nutrition & Home Sciences at the University of Agriculture in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Previously, he served as Director General of the National Institute of Food Science and Technology and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. He was also a visiting Professor at the Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA. Dr. Butt is credited for the establishment of the Functional and Nutraceutical Food Research Section at the National Institute of Food Science and Technology under a PAK-US joint project in collaboration with the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Earlier he was a member of the Scientific Panel of Punjab Food Authority. Additionally, he is a professional member of various national/international associations/societies of food science and nutrition. He has received the Research Productivity Award from the Pakistan Council for Science and Technology several times and has also received the coveted prize of top-cited research paper from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. He is also a recipient of the Star Laureate Award from South Asia Publications. He has participated in many national and international conferences/workshops and has made contributions toward the development of curriculum for degree programs leading to degrees in Food Science and Technology and Human Nutrition Dietetics. To date, he has mentored 29 PhD and 110 MSc students in addition to publishing more than 200 research publications in journals. Professor Butt holds a PhD degree in Food Technology (UAF, Pakistan) and postdoctorate from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA. He is currently working in the domain of food science and nutrition with special reference to functional and nutraceutical foods.




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