Novel Therapeutic Agents from Plants

Anticancer Compounds of Plant Origin Modhumita Ghosh, Manisha Thapliyal and Krish Gurumurthi
Antimicrobial and Antiviral Metabolites from Polypore Fungi Jordan K. Zjawiony
Naturally Occurring Anti-Salmonella Agents and Their Modes of Action Isao Kubo, Ken-ichi Fujita and Aya Kubo
Natural Chemotherapeutic Agents in the Control of Malaria Edith O. Ajaiyeoba
Anti-Candida Activity of Extracts and Essential Oils from Native and Exotic Medicinal Plants in Brazil Marta Cristina Teixeira Duarte and Glyn Mara Figueira
Bridging the Gap: Using Natural Products in Drug Discovery Research in Academia and Industry Alan L. Harvey
Fungal Endophytes: A Potential Source of Anticancer Compounds Sunil Deshmukh and Shilpa A. Verekar
A Review of Antifungal and Antiviral Proteins Tzi Bun Ng and Jack H. Wong
Compounds with Antioxidant Activity from Herbs Tzi Bun Ng and Jack H. Wong
Bioactivity of Medicinal Plants: Progress and Perspectives José-Luis Ríos and Rosa A. Sendra
Cannabimimetics: The Pharmacological Potential of Cannabinoid Receptor Ligands Jürg Gertsch
Anti-inflammatory Herbal Medicines for the Control of Pain Julia Elodie Vlachojannis, Rujee K. Duke, Van H. Tran, Colin C. Duke and Sigrun Chrubasik
Metabolic Engineering for the Fabrications of Pharmaceutically Central Metabolites from Microorganisms and Higher Plants Mahmud Tareq Hassan Khan and Arjumand Ather
Pharmacogenomics of Biotic and Abiotic Natural Products Derived from Traditional Chinese Medicine for Cancer Therapy Thomas Efferth and Bernd Kaina
Plant Derived Antimycobacterial Metabolites:An Overview Adewole L. Okunade and Memory P.F. Elvin-Lewis
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Biography

Edited by María Cecilia Carpinella, Professor and Researcher School of Chemistry Catholic University of Córdoba Córdoba, Argentina; and Mahendra Rai, Professor and Head Department of Biotechnology SGB Amravati University Maharashtra, India.