BookMohd Sayeed Akhtar, Mallappa Kumara Swamy, editors.
Summary: This volume provides summarized scientific evidence of the different classes of plant-derived phytocompounds, their sources, chemical structures, anticancer properties, mechanisms of action, methods of extraction, and their applications in cancer therapy. It also discusses endophyte-derived compounds as chemopreventives to treat various cancer types. In addition, it provides detailed information on the enhanced production of therapeutically valuable anticancer metabolites using biotechnological interventions such as plant cell and tissue culture approaches, including in vitro-, hairy root- and cell-suspension culture; and metabolic engineering of biosynthetic pathways. Anticancer Plants: Natural Products and Biotechnological Implements - Volume 2 explores the natural bioactive compounds isolated from plants as well as fungal endophytes, their chemistry, and preventive effects to reduce the risk of cancer. Moreover, it highlights the genomics/proteomics approaches and biotechnological implementations. Providing solutions to deal with the challenges involved in cancer therapy, the book benefits a wide range of readers including academics, students, and industrial experts working in the area of natural products, medicinal plant chemistry, pharmacology, and biotechnology.
Contents:
Chapter 1. Fungal Endophytes as Novel Sources of Anticancer Compounds
Chapter 2. Gastrointestinal Bezoar Stones: Current Knowledge and Future Pperspective on the Potential of Plant-derived Phytobezoar in Cancer Treatment
Chapter 3. Potential of Natural Products for Prevention of Oral Cancer
Chapter 4. Therapeutic Potential of Cardiac Glycosides Against Cancer
Chapter 5. Conserving Biodiversity of a Potent Anticancer Plant, Catharanthus roseus Through In vitro Biotechnological Intercessions: Substantial Progress and Imminent Prospects
Chapter 6. Medicinal Plants as a Potential Source of Chemopreventive Agents
Chapter 7. Plant Metabolites as New Leads to Anticancer Drug Discovery: Approaches and Challenges
Chapter 8. Terpenes of Genus Salvia: Cytotoxicity and Antitumoral Effects
Chapter 9. Essential Oil with Anticancer Activity: An Overview
Chapter 10. Fungal Endophytes from Anticancer Plants as Producers of the Anti-tumour Agent L-Asparaginase: A Look at Diversity, Ubiquity and Enzyme Production
Chapter 11. Xylooligosaccharides and their Anticancer Potential: An Update
Chapter 12. Phytochemicals Targeting Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress to Inhibit Cancer Cell Proliferation
Chapter 13. Remedy of Targeting Cancer and Cancer Stem Cells with Botanicals
Chapter 14. Therapeutic Strategies of Natural Agents and its Components on Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Chapter 15. Endophytic Microbes as a Novel Source for Producing Anticancer Compounds as Multidrug Resistance Modulators. Chapter 16. Traditional Medicinal Plants and their Therapeutic Potential Against Major Cancer Types
Chapter 17. Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor (PDGF-R) as the Target for Herbal Based Anticancer Agents
Chapter 18. Plant Cell and Organ Culture as an Alternative for the Production of Anticancer Compounds
Chapter 19. Plant Derived Extracts and Compounds: An Alternative Therapy Against Breast Cancer
Chapter 20. Micropropagation and Conservation of Selected Endangered Anticancer Medicinal Plants from the Western Ghats of India
Chapter 21. Biotechnological Approaches for the Propagation of Anticancer Plants and the Production of Vital Compounds
Chapter 22. An Alternative Approach for Anticancer Compounds Production Through Plant Tissue Culture Techniques
Chapter 23. Biotechnological Intervention Through Tissue Culture in Hedychium coronarium: A Potential Anticancer Plant.