Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Sustainable Approaches to Natural Active Compounds-Inspired Drug Discovery and Development
Ashmita Samanta¹, Vijay Upadhye², Moupriya Nag¹, Dibyajit Lahiri¹ and Rina Rani Ray³
¹Department of Biotechnology, University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata, India
²Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat
³Department of Biotechnology, Maulana Abul Kalam Aazad University of Technology, West Bengal, India
Chapter 2. Basic and Advanced Research in Common Oil-Containing Herbs and Their Use in Modern Supplementary Diets
Salwa Shahimi¹, Azi Azeyanty Jamaludin², Siddhartha Pati³, Chong Ju Lian¹, Jayaraj Vijaya Kumaran⁴, Vivien Wong Yew Chin⁵ and Bryan Raveen Nelson⁶
¹Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
²Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia
³NatNov Bioscience Private Limited, Odisha, India.
⁴Faculty of Earth Science, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia
⁵Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
⁶Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
Chapter 3. Natural Compounds as Functional Food Supplements
Gangotry Mukhopadhyay¹, Sagarika Satapathy¹, Diptikanta Acharya¹ , Sushil Kumar Sahu², and Rosina Rosalin³
¹Department of Biotechnology, GIET University, Gunupur, Odisha, India
²Department of Zoology, Siksha-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
³Department of Botany, Baruneswar Mahavidyalaya, Jajpur, Odisha, India
Chapter 4. Applications of Biologically Potent Herbal Compounds for Hair Growth Promotion and Treatment of Hair Disorders
J. S. Chithra, S. S. Raga and P. Sreejith
Department of Zoology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Chapter 5. Recent Approaches of Using Bioactive Agents for Environmental Clean-Up Applications
Dipro Mukherjee¹, Sanchari Das¹, Dibyajit Lahiri¹, Moupriya Nag¹, Vijay Upadhye² and Rina Rani Ray³
¹Department of Biotechnology, University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
²Center of Research for Development (CR4D), Parul Institute of Applied Sciences (PIAS), Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat
³Department of Biotechnology, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal, India
Chapter 6. Recent Applications of Molecular Biology and Nanotechnology in Bioactive Compound Research
Agnibha Chattopadhyay, Kasturi Banerjee and Satarupa Banerjee
School of Bio Science and Technology (SBST), Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Chapter 7. Marine-Derived Bioactive Components and Their Applications
Vasantha Subramoniam Pramitha¹, Raga S. S², Abdul Riyas¹ and Sreejith Parameswara Panicker²
¹Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India
²Department of Zoology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Chapter 8. Natural Compounds from Different Sources and Their Applications in the Food Industries
Manpreet Kaur¹, Shehnaz Bano¹, Kanika Khanna¹, Aastha Khullar³ and Deepak Kumar¹,²
¹Department of Microbiology, DAV University Jalandhar, Punjab, India
²Department of Biotechnology, University Institute of Biotechnology (UIBT), Chandigarh University, Chandigarh, India
³Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Chapter 9. Sustainable Approaches by Medicinal Plant-Derived Natural Active Compounds-Inspired Ayurveda Drug Discovery and Development
Soumya VS¹, Arya Unni² and Sreejith Parameswara Panicker²
¹Department of Zoology, St. Stephen’s College, Pathanapuram, Kollam, Kerala, India
²Department of Zoology, Advanced Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell in Cutaneous Research (AcREM-Stem), University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Chapter 10. Microbial Natural Products: A Promising Source for Biotechnology Applications
Dipro Mukherjee¹, Archisman Bhunia¹, Dibyajit Lahiri¹, Moupriya Nag¹, Vijay Upadhye² and Rina Rani Ray³
¹Department of Biotechnology, University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
²Center of Research for Development (CR4D), Parul Institute of Applied Sciences (PIAS), Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
³Department of Biotechnology, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal, India
Chapter 11. Applications, Challenges and Future Scope of Bioactive Compounds
Manali Chakraborty¹, Savita Budhwar¹, Megha Jakhar¹ and Suneel Kumar²
¹Department of Nutrition Biology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Jant- Pali, Haryana, India
²Department of Physics & Astrophysics, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Jant- Pali, Haryana, India
Chapter 12. Natural Compounds in Functional Food Development: Case Studies and Future Trends
Megha Jakhar¹, Savita Budhwar¹, Manali Chakraborty¹ and Suneel Kumar²
¹Department of Nutrition Biology, Central University of Haryana, Haryana, India
²Department of Physics & Astrophysics, Central University of Haryana, Haryana, India
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