1st Edition
Plant Secondary Metabolites Sources and Applications
Chapter 1: Unravelling the Roles of Plant Secondary Metabolites: Biological Functions and Therapeutic Applications
Sounok Sengupta, Akash Malhotra, Romita Sharma, Sahil Gautam, H. Lalhlenmawia, Nilimanka Das, and Deepak Kumar
Chapter 2: Role of Factors in the Regulation of Secondary Metabolites Production in Plants
Ruchi Singh, Payal Jain, Avadhesh Kumar Mishra, Ashu Tiwari, and Dheerendra Kumar
Chapter 3: Phytophenolic Compounds and Their Anticancer Properties
Felix Wambua Muema, Catherine M. Miller, Lionel Hebbard, and Phurpa Wangchuk
Chapter 4: Terpenes and Their Role in Pharmaceuticals
Gonçalo P. Rosa, Wilson R. Tavares, Maria Carmo Barreto, and Ana M. L. Seca
Chapter 5: Anthocyanins Sources and Applications
Sanchita Gupta, Priyamvada Mishra, Prabhatam Mishra, Mehar H. Asif
Chapter 6: Exploration of Various Conventional and Contemporary Approaches to Enhance Secondary Metabolites Production in Plants
Devanshi Singh, Yashasvi Saxena, Gurumayum Suraj Sharma, Divya Mohanty, and Nupur Mondal
Chapter 7: Metabolites from Horticultural Crops
Nikhil Malhotra
Chapter 8: Secondary Metabolites from Vegetable Crops and Applications
Sibi Kalaivanan, Nitheesh Guptha Surulivel, Thalapathi Subramani, Swetha Balaji, Keerthi Elavarasan, Janani Sree Sivakumar, Amit Roy, Vasanth Krishnan, and Dhandapani Gurusamy
Chapter 9: Staple Crops as a Source of Secondary Metabolites for Health Improvements
Keerthi Elavarasan, Swetha Balaji, Janani Sree Sivakumar, Mourian Balachandran, Gokul Murugesan, Krishna Shajikumar, Nivasini Prapakaran, Amit Roy, Vasanth Krishnan, and Dhandapani Gurusamy
Chapter 10: Lichen Metabolites and Application
Ari Satia Nugraha, Nadya Dini Lestari, Yuvita Dian Damayanti, Hendris Wongso, Ludmilla Fitri Untari
Chapter 11: Nutraceutical or Adaptogen or Pharmaceutical: An Overview on the Overlapping Roles of Indian Ginseng (Withania somnifera L.) as an Ayurvedic rejuvenator
Sumanti Gupta and Amit Roy
Chapter 12: Hairy Root Engineering for Enhanced Production of Secondary Metabolites
Sompalli Bhavana, Wudali Narasimha Sudheer, Jameel M. Al-Khayri, and Praveen Nagella
Chapter 13: Biotechnological Advances for Secondary Metabolites Production in Plants
Charu Sharma and Papiya Mukherjee
Chapter 14: Potential of Quinoa as a Source of Secondary Metabolites for Human Health
Akriti Thakur, Sonia Morya, Devendra Kumar, Jasim Ahmed , Joe Mac Regenstein , and Domenico Fuoco
Chapter 15: Algae: Sources of Secondary Metabolites and Their Applications
Sachin Kumar Mandotra and Shalom Akhai
Chapter 16: Flavonoids and Their Advancement in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ysrafil Ysrafil, Nisa Kartika Komara, Meiyanti Ratna Kumalasari, and Firzan Nainu
Chapter 17: Insight into the Regulation of Plant Secondary Metabolism by microRNAs
Rumdeep Kaur Grewal and Amit Roy
Chapter 18: Unravelling the Role of Secondary Metabolites in Influencing the Plant-Pollinator Interactions
Pratap A. Divekar, Abhishek Chaudhary, Ramkumar, Kajol Gupta and Priyanka Shahi
Biography
Dr. Santosh Upadhyay currently holds the position of Assistant Professor at the Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. With over 14 years of experience in Plant Biotechnology, he specializes in functional genomics. His research endeavors have focused on characterizing vital defense-related protein families in bread wheat, including receptor-like kinases, antioxidant enzymes, and cation transporters. Moreover, his group is engaged in elucidating the roles of long non-coding RNAs in abiotic and biotic stress responses. Dr. Upadhyay's scholarly contributions are extensive, comprising over 140 publications encompassing research papers in renowned international journals, national and international patents, book chapters, and 12 authored books. His remarkable achievements have garnered recognition, including the NAAS Young Scientist Award (2017-18) and NAAS-Associate (2018) from the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India. Additionally, he has been honored with the INSA Medal for Young Scientist (2013) from the Indian National Science Academy, India, the NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award (2012) from the National Academy of Sciences, India, and the Altech Young Scientist Award (2011). In acknowledgment of his expertise and contributions, Dr. Upadhyay has been bestowed with prestigious fellowships such as the DST-INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship (2012) and the SERB-Early Career Research Award (2016) from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. He has also secured several research grants from prominent funding agencies like SERB, DBT, and CSIR. Furthermore, Dr. Upadhyay actively contributes to the academic community by serving as a member of the editorial board and a reviewer for numerous peer-reviewed international journals.
Dr. Dev Bukhsh Singh is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Siddharth University, Kapilvastu, Siddharth Nagar, India, a position he has held since 2021. Prior to this, he served as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, India, from 2009 to 2021. He obtained his B.Sc. (Biology) and M.Sc. degrees from the University of Allahabad, an M.Tech from the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Prayagraj, India, and a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Gautam Buddha University, India. Since 2009, he has been actively involved in teaching B.Sc. and M.Sc. Biotechnology students. His research interests lie in Bioinformatics, Drug Design, and Medicinal Biology. He has edited four books and published several research articles in journals of high repute. Additionally, Dr. Singh is a member of various national and international academic bodies and serves as a reviewer for several international journals.
