Secondary Metabolites : trends and reviews / edited by Ramasamy Vijayakumar, Suresh Selvapuram Sudalaimuthu Raja.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vijayakumar, Ramasamy, editor.

Sudalaimuthu Raja, Suresh Selvapuram, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plant metabolites.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 287 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : IntechOpen, 2022.

Summary:

This book provides an overview of secondary metabolites in three sections: "Introduction", "Secondary Metabolites: General Reviews and Biotechnological Interventions" and "Plant Secondary Metabolites." It discusses the antimicrobial, anticancer, and antioxidant activities of secondary metabolites, biotechnological interventions in the production and research of secondary metabolites, and the secondary metabolites of plants.

Contents:

1. Introductory Chapter: Secondary Metabolites An Overview. 2. Diverse Survival Functions of Secondary Metabolites in Nature. 3. Secondary Metabolites: The Natural Remedies. 4. Secondary Metabolites from Natural Products. 5. Metabolomics and Genetic Engineering for Secondary Metabolites Discovery. 6. In Vitro Cultures for the Production of Secondary Metabolites. 7. Biological Activity of Defence-Related Plant Secondary Metabolites. 8. Use of Plant Secondary Metabolites to Reduce Crop Biotic and Abiotic Stresses: A Review. 9. Secondary Metabolites of Fruits and Vegetables with Antioxidant Potential. 10. Cytotoxicity and Antitumor Action of Lignans and Neolignans. 11. Plant Secondary Metabolites: Therapeutic Potential and Pharmacological Properties. 12. Chiral Inversion of Active Compounds in Plant Extract. 13. Secondary Metabolites of Edible Cacti (Cactaceae) from the South American Andes. 14. Antibacterial Activity of Plant Polyphenols.

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