Covers the structurally diverse secondary metabolites of medicinal plants including their
ethnopharmacological properties biological activity and production strategies Secondary
metabolites of plants are a treasure trove of novel compounds with potential pharmaceutical
applications. Consequently the nature of these metabolites as well as strategies for the
targeted expression and or purification is of high interest. Regarding their biological and
pharmacological activity and ethnopharmacological properties this book offers a comprehensive
treatment of 100 plant species including Abutilon Aloe Cannabis Capsicum Jasminum Malva
Phyllanthus Stellaria Thymus Vitis Zingiber and more. It also discusses the cell culture
conditions and various strategies used for enhancing the production of targeted metabolites in
plant cell cultures. Secondary Metabolites of Medicinal Plants: Ethnopharmacological Properties
Biological Activity and Production Strategies is presented in four parts. Part I provides a
complete introduction to the subject. Part II looks at the ethnomedicinal and pharmacological
properties chemical structures and culture conditions of secondary metabolites. The third
part examines the many strategies of secondary metabolites production including:
biotransformation culture conditions feeding of precursors genetic transformation
immobilization and oxygenation. The last section concludes with an overview of everything
learned. -Provides information on cell culture conditions and targeted extraction of secondary
metabolites confirmed by relevant literature -Presents the structures of secondary metabolites
of 100 plant species together with their biological and pharmacological activity -Discusses
plant species regarding their distribution habitat and ethnopharmacalogical properties
-Presents strategies of secondary metabolites production such as organ culture pH
elicitation hairy root cultures light and mutagenesis Secondary Metabolites of Medicinal
Plants is an important book for students professionals and biotechnologists interested in the
biological and pharmacological activity and ethnopharmacological properties of plants.
