1st Edition

Promising Drug Molecules of Natural Origin

480 Pages 5 Color & 65 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

480 Pages 5 Color & 65 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

480 Pages 5 Color & 65 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

This new volume, Promising Drug Molecules of Natural Origin , explores potential beneficial drug substances derived from nature. It presents the general principles, characteristics, evaluation techniques, and applications involved in drug molecules from natural sources, such as plants and marine life. With chapters from renowned experts from around the world, the chapters in this volume address... Read more

Part 1: Drugs from Nature and Their Evaluation

1. Facts about the Standardization of Herbal Medicines

Vandana Garg et al.

2. Current Perspectives and Methods for the Characterization of Natural Medicines

Muthusamy Ramesh et al.

3. Characterization of Phyto-Constituents

Himangini, Faizana Fayaz, and Anjali

4. Quality Control Methods for Herbal Medicines

Deepak Sharma, Suresh Kumar, and Sandeep K. Thakur

Part 2: Herbal Medicines in Cancer Therapeutics

5. Anti-Cancer Agents from Natural Sources

Debasish Bandyopadhyay and Felipe Gonzalez

6. Current and Future Perspectives of Marine Drugs for Cancer Disorders: A Critical Review

Bhaskaran Mahendran et al.

7. Edible Pulses: Source of Anticancer Agents

Vandana Garg, Kripi Vohra, and Harish Dureja

Part 3: Natural Drugs with Heteroatoms

8. Heterocyclic Drugs from Plants

Debasish Bandyopadhyay, Valeria Garcia, and Felipe Gonzalez

9. Heterocyclic Drug Design and Development

Garima Verma, Mohammad Shaquiquzzaman, and Mohammad Mumtaz Alam

Part 4: Diverse Applications of Herbal Medicines

10. Role of Natural Agents in Management of Diabetes

Monika Elzbieta Jach and Anna Serefko

11. Marine Drugs: A Source of Medicines for Neuroinflammatory Disorders

Arunachalam Muthuraman, Narahari Rishitha, and Nallapilai Paramakrishnan

Biography



Rohit Dutt, PhD, is a Professor and Associate Dean at the School of Medical and Allied Sciences of GD Goenka University, Gurugram, Haryana, India.



Anil K. Sharma, PhD, MPharm, is an Assistant Professor at the School of Medical and Allied Sciences, GD Goenka University, Gurugram, India.



Raj K. Keservani, MPharm, is a Faculty of B. Pharmacy, CSM Group of Institutions, Prayagraj, India.



Vandana Garg, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at M.D. University Rohtak, India.