camptothecin as anticancer drug have been presented in Chap. 9. Chapter 10
accounts a brief discussion on elicitor signal transduction leading to the production
of plant secondary metabolites. Sources, properties, applications, and biotechnological production of piperine as an important bioactive molecule have been discussed in Chap. 11. Chapter 12 presents the discussion of the antimicrobial
applications of phytoconstituents from turmeric and garlic. In Chap. 13, therapeutic
properties and molecular mechanisms of carvacrol (Origanum vulgare) have been
discussed. Current findings and future directions of pharmaceutical application of
bioactives from Alstonia genus have been presented in Chap. 14. The role of natural
bioactive compounds as antidiabetic agents has been discussed in Chap. 15. In
Chap. 16, bioactivities of gedunin have been comprehensively reviewed.
Antibacterial and antifungal plant metabolites isolated from the tropical medicinal
plants have been accounted in Chap. 17. The role of natural biomaterial in cardiac
tissue engineering has been discussed in Chap. 18. Chapter 19 presents a discussion
on the importance of natural products in cosmetics. In Chap. 20, the encapsulation
of bioactive compounds and their therapeutic potential have been reviewed.
Advances and perspectives of gamma-aminobutyric acid as a bioactive compound
in food have been accounted in Chap. 21. Chapter 22 gives a brief account of
pharmaceutical and therapeutic applications of fenugreek gum. Protein and
enzymes isolated from plant sources and their utilization in pharmaceutical field
have been reviewed in Chap. 23. Chapter 24 presents a comprehensive discussion
on tannins and polyphenols extracted from natural plants and their versatile
application. In the last chapter, the medicinal attribution of ginsenoside as a huge
source of plant bioactive compound has been discussed.
We would like to convey our sincere thanks to all the authors of the chapters for
providing timely and valuable contributions. We specially thank the publisher
Springer International Publishing and Dr. Mayra Castro for their invaluable
support in organization of the editing process. We specially thank Mr. Ashok
Arumairaj, Project Coordinator, Books Production, Springer Nature for his
priceless support right through the beginning to finishing point of this book. We
gratefully acknowledge the permissions to reproduce copyright materials from
various sources. Finally, we would like to thank our family members, respected
teachers, friends, colleagues, and dear students for their continuous encouragements, inspirations, and moral supports during the preparation of the current book.
Together with our contributing authors and the publishers, we will be extremely
pleased if our efforts fulfill the needs of graduate and postgraduate students, academicians, industry persons, researchers, pharmaceutical formulators, and healthcare professionals involved in natural products and pharmaceutical fields.
Bilaspur, India
Dr. Dilipkumar Pal
Mayurbhanj, India
Dr. Amit Kumar Nayak
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accounts a brief discussion on elicitor signal transduction leading to the production
of plant secondary metabolites. Sources, properties, applications, and biotechnological production of piperine as an important bioactive molecule have been discussed in Chap. 11. Chapter 12 presents the discussion of the antimicrobial
applications of phytoconstituents from turmeric and garlic. In Chap. 13, therapeutic
properties and molecular mechanisms of carvacrol (Origanum vulgare) have been
discussed. Current findings and future directions of pharmaceutical application of
bioactives from Alstonia genus have been presented in Chap. 14. The role of natural
bioactive compounds as antidiabetic agents has been discussed in Chap. 15. In
Chap. 16, bioactivities of gedunin have been comprehensively reviewed.
Antibacterial and antifungal plant metabolites isolated from the tropical medicinal
plants have been accounted in Chap. 17. The role of natural biomaterial in cardiac
tissue engineering has been discussed in Chap. 18. Chapter 19 presents a discussion
on the importance of natural products in cosmetics. In Chap. 20, the encapsulation
of bioactive compounds and their therapeutic potential have been reviewed.
Advances and perspectives of gamma-aminobutyric acid as a bioactive compound
in food have been accounted in Chap. 21. Chapter 22 gives a brief account of
pharmaceutical and therapeutic applications of fenugreek gum. Protein and
enzymes isolated from plant sources and their utilization in pharmaceutical field
have been reviewed in Chap. 23. Chapter 24 presents a comprehensive discussion
on tannins and polyphenols extracted from natural plants and their versatile
application. In the last chapter, the medicinal attribution of ginsenoside as a huge
source of plant bioactive compound has been discussed.
We would like to convey our sincere thanks to all the authors of the chapters for
providing timely and valuable contributions. We specially thank the publisher
Springer International Publishing and Dr. Mayra Castro for their invaluable
support in organization of the editing process. We specially thank Mr. Ashok
Arumairaj, Project Coordinator, Books Production, Springer Nature for his
priceless support right through the beginning to finishing point of this book. We
gratefully acknowledge the permissions to reproduce copyright materials from
various sources. Finally, we would like to thank our family members, respected
teachers, friends, colleagues, and dear students for their continuous encouragements, inspirations, and moral supports during the preparation of the current book.
Together with our contributing authors and the publishers, we will be extremely
pleased if our efforts fulfill the needs of graduate and postgraduate students, academicians, industry persons, researchers, pharmaceutical formulators, and healthcare professionals involved in natural products and pharmaceutical fields.
Bilaspur, India
Dr. Dilipkumar Pal
Mayurbhanj, India
Dr. Amit Kumar Nayak
viii
Preface