1st Edition

Omics Studies of Medicinal Plants

Edited By Altaf Ahmad, Ambreen Asif Copyright 2023
    328 Pages 41 Color & 13 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    328 Pages 41 Color & 13 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    328 Pages 41 Color & 13 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Herbal drugs play a pivotal role in modern medicine and pharmaceutical care; however, only limited biotechnology applications have been seen in medicinal plants. Revolutions in high-throughput approaches emphasize omics approaches, such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. A volume in the Exploring Medicinal Plants series, this book provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of breakthroughs in high-throughput approaches for the research of medicinal plants.

    Exploring the principles and applications of omics technologies, this book is essential for those working on or are involved in the modern research of medicinal and aromatic plants. There is also a strong focus on practical implications of these technologies through exploring the safety aspects and conservation strategies of various plants.

    From informative discussions on the latest research to a holistic evaluation of their potential applications, this book appeals to students, researchers and professionals working with medicinal and aromatic plants, as well as healthcare professionals interested in the area.

    List of contributors

    Preface

    About the editors

    Chapter 1: Medicinal plants for health care

    Neha Chaurasiya and Altaf Ahmad

    Chapter 2: Translational research for medicinal plants: integrative approaches, trends, and perspectives

    Siva P. K. Chetri, Lokesh Kumar Agarwal, Akanksha Vashishtha, Vibhuti Singh, Ratan Lal, Amit Kumar Gupta and Kuldeep Sharma

    Chapter 3: Unravelling medicinal plant chemical diversity for novel drug discovery through biotechnological interventions

    Mir Zahoor Gul, Mohd. Yasin Bhat, Elizabeth P. Ryan, and Irfan A Ghazi

    Chapter 4: Big omics data and medicinal plants

    Ankita Chatterjee, Geetanjali Baruah, and Jagajjit Sahu

    Chapter 5: An overview of genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics approaches for medicinal plants research

    Anindita Sengupta, Faizia Bano, Neha Arora, Saima Wajid and Mohd. Mughees

    Chapter 6: Genomic profiling of medicinal plants

    Kritika Shukla, Mohd Ashraf Ashfaq, Md. Salik Noorani

    Chapter 7: Genome-based barcoding for the authentication of medicinal plants and their products

    Samia Aqeel Khan

    Chapter 8: Genome-wide transcriptome profiling of the medicinal plants

    Sana Basri

    Chapter 9: LC-MS based metabolomics of medicinal plants

    Gaurav, Rabea Parveen and Sayeed Ahmad

    Chapter 10: Metabolic profiling of some medicinal plants

    Sahrish Aftab

    Chapter 11: Mutagenesis approach for the improvement of medicinal and aromatic plants

    Ambreen Asif

    Chapter 12: Nanoparticles fabrication from herbal plants and their role in antimicrobial activities

    Fekadu Ashine C, Rakesh Kumar Bachheti, Archana Bachheti, Limenew Abate, Azamal Husen

    Chapter 13: Tools for safety evaluation and conservation of medicinal plants

    Shipra Rani Jha and Mohd. Mughees

    Chapter 14: Phytochemical evaluation and biotechnological approach for the conservation of some medicinal plants

    Renu

    Biography

    Altaf Ahmad is a Professor of Plant Biotechnology in the Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. Dr. Ahmad has 22 years of research experience and more than 125 significant publications. A regular reviewer and on the panel of editorial boards of national and international journals, Dr. Ahmad is a member of prestigious national and international scientific societies. He has guided thesis research of 30 Ph.D. students (12 as supervisor and 18 as co-supervisor) and over 30 M.Sc. students. He organized several national and international seminars/ and handled several research projects funded by various agencies such as BBSRS-UK, DST, DBT, CSIR, UGC, CCRUM, ICAR, and INSA. He was a Visiting Scientist at the Virginia Polytechnic and State University, USA, University of Freiburg, University of Aberdeen, and the University of Cologne. Based on his research contributions, Dr. Ahmad has been honored with the INSA Medal for Young Scientist (2003) and Professor LSS Kumar Memorial Award (2003) of Indian National Science Academy, Young Scientist Award (2005) of Council of Science & Technology, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, and elected as Associate of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

    Ambreen Asif is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. She earned her M.Sc. (Botany) degree from this university in 2013 and secured first position in order of merit. She was awarded her Ph.D. degree in 2019 on a topic “Characterization of genetic variability and mutagenicity induced by mutagens in Nigella sativa L. – an important medicinal herb of India”. She has published several significant research papers in journals of national and international repute such as Industrial Crop Products, Scientific Reports, Genes and Plants and is a frequent participant in scientific conferences and seminars in India. She is a thorough meritorious student and has been awarded the “University Gold Medal” for securing First position in M.Sc. (Botany), “Anjalina Khan Award” for securing First position in B.Sc. (Honors), and "Mrs. M.J. Haider Academic Memorial Award” for securing First position in Class 9th in Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. She received a Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) fellowship, a flagship programme of the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India for her Ph.D. work and was also awarded NEWS-India fellowship of BBSRC, UK for advance training in the University of Aberdeen, UK for three months.