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Bioactive Compounds in Bryophytes and Pteridophytes

Author : Hosakatte Niranjana Murthy

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 774 pages

File Size : 25,8 MB

Release : 2023-06-20

Category : Science

ISBN : 3031232437

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This reference work provides a comprehensive overview of bioactive compounds investigated in bryophytes and pteridophytes and explores their nutritional, biological, pharmacological and ecological effects. Bryophytes are cosmopolitan lower plants that are rich in phytochemicals including fatty acids, tocopherols, phenolics, terpenoids. Additionally, these plants contain bibenzyls, bis-benzyls, and polyketides which have been demonstrated to have antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and cytotoxic activities. Pteridophytes are another group of lower vascular plants which were reported to have useful secondary compounds such as flavonoids, steroids, phenolics, terpenoids, and these plants impart medicinal values including antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, and anti-HIV activities. This book contains comprehensive contributions compiled by expert scientists and researchers in this field.The book offers a useful resource for plant biotechnologists, plant biologists, pharmacologists, pharmacists, food technologists, nutritionists, research investigators of the healthcare industry, academia, faculty, and students of biology and biomedical sciences. It also provides a strategic framework for further research and development activities of bryophytes and pteridophytes of the world.



Chemical Constituents of Bryophytes

Author : Yoshinori Asakawa

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 811 pages

File Size : 21,59 MB

Release : 2012-11-13

Category : Science

ISBN : 370911084X

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For some 50 years, Professor Asakawa and his group have focused their research on the chemical constituents of bryophytes and have found that these plants contain large numbers of secondary metabolites, such as terpenoids, acetogenins, and aromatic compounds representative of many new skeletons, which exhibit interesting biological activities. Individual terpenoids, when found as constituents of both a bryophyte and a higher plant, tend to occur in different enantiomeric forms. Professor Asakawa has covered the literature on bryophytes in two earlier volumes of Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products, namely, Volumes 42 (1982) and 65 (1995). Since the publication of the latter volume, a great deal of new information has appeared on bryophytes. One example is that known sex pheromones of algae have been discovered in two liverworts, indicating that some members of the latter taxonomic group might originate from brown algae. From information provided in this volume, it is suggested that two orders of the Marchantiophyta should be combined.



Phytochemicals in Human Health Protection, Nutrition, and Plant Defense

Author : Phytochemical Society of North America. Meeting

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 448 pages

File Size : 40,48 MB

Release : 1999-09-30

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0306462036

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Proceedings of the 38th Annual Meeting at the Phytochemical Society of North America on Phytochemicals in Human Health Protection, Nutrition and Plant Defense, held July 26-31, 1998 in Pullman, WA, USA



Evolutionary Diversity as a Source for Anticancer Molecules

Author : Akhileshwar Kumar Srivastava

Publisher : Academic Press

Page : 392 pages

File Size : 41,56 MB

Release : 2020-09-21

Category : Science

ISBN : 0128216980

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Evolutionary Diversity as a Source for Anticancer Molecules discusses evolutionary diversity as source for anticancer agents derived from bacteria, algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, and gymnosperms. The book goes over the isolation of anticancer agents and the technologyenabled screening process used to develop anticancer drugs. The book also includes discussion of the nutraceuticals and natural productsderived from invertebrates that can be used as part of cancer treatment. Evolutionary Diversity as a Source for Anticancer Molecules also deals with some of the current challenges in the prevention of cancer as well as the side effects of conventional drugs used for cancer patients.This book is a valuable resource for cancer researchers, oncologists, biotechnologists, pharmacologists, and any member of the biomedicalfield interested in understanding more about natural products with anticancer potential. - Discusses the application of natural products in place of conventional drugs to minimize the side effects in cancer treatment - Explains the relation between evolutionary mechanisms and climate change for production of secondary metabolites



Bryophyte Development

Author : R. N. Chopra

Publisher : CRC Press

Page : 499 pages

File Size : 13,85 MB

Release : 2019-06-04

Category : Science

ISBN : 0429536178

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Published in 1990: With the accumulation of knowledge in the newer areas of investigations and the increasing degree of specialization, the most satisfactory way of bringing together authentic information in one volume is to invite the specialists in each area to contribute.



Bryophytes, Their Chemistry and Chemical Taxonomy

Author : Phytochemical Society of Europe

Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA

Page : 502 pages

File Size : 17,27 MB

Release : 1990

Category : Drama

ISBN :

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Mosses, liverworts, and hornworts produce a large variety of compounds which exhibit remarkable biological activity. This book provides the first comprehensive survey of the chemistry, biology, and pharmacology of these extraordinary plant groups. Internationally recognized experts give readers valuable information on all aspects of the chemistry of bryophytes, including biochemical, botanical, pharmaceutical, chemotaxonomical, and environmental studies. In addition, synthetic studies of new natural products found in bryophytes are covered.



Perspectives in Indian Bryology

Author : Virendra Nath

Publisher :

Page : 372 pages

File Size : 23,53 MB

Release : 2001

Category : Bryology

ISBN :

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The book presents a consolidated account of diverse research aspects of Indian Bryophytes presented during National Conference on Bryology held from 14-16 December, 1995 at National Botanical Research Institute Lucknow and includes invited lecturers and contributory research papers. The book mainly highlights the diversity of Bryophytes in India ; floristic account of liverworts and mosses of Pachmarhi (M.P.), Mt. Abu and Andaman Islands; SEM studies on the spores of Indian ;liverworth and mosses; biomonitoring of heavy metals by Bryophytes; recent advances in the chemistry of Indian liverworts and their antimicrobial properties.



Working with Ferns

Author : Helena Fernández

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 395 pages

File Size : 10,29 MB

Release : 2010-11-11

Category : Science

ISBN : 1441971629

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This well timed volume features a selection of chapters composed by experts in their respective fields. It covers a broad range of topics, from its fundamental biology to the fern’s population genetics and environmental and therapeutic applications.



Brazilian Medicinal Plants

Author : Luzia Valentina Modolo

Publisher : CRC Press

Page : 358 pages

File Size : 48,20 MB

Release : 2019-11-11

Category : Science

ISBN : 1351604813

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The vast and exciting Brazilian flora biodiversity is still underexplored. Several research groups are devoted to the study of the chemical structure richness found in the different Biomes. This volume presents a comprehensive account of the research collated on natural products produced from Brazilian medicinal plants and focuses on various aspects of the field. The authors describe the key natural products and their extracts with emphasis upon sources, an appreciation of these complex molecules and applications in science. Many of the extracts are today associated with important drugs, nutrition products, beverages, perfumes, cosmetics and pigments, and these are highlighted. Key Features: Presents Brazilian biodiversity: its flora, its people, and its research Describes the emergence of natural products research in Brazil Emphasizes the increasing global interests in botanical drugs Aids the international natural product communities to better understand the herbal resources in Brazil Discusses Brazilian legislation to work with native plants



Introduction to Bryophytes

Author : Alain Vanderpoorten

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 532 pages

File Size : 40,74 MB

Release : 2009-05-28

Category : Science

ISBN : 1107377366

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Bryophytes were a pivotal step in land plant evolution, and their significance in the regulation of ecosystems and the conservation of biodiversity is becoming increasingly acknowledged. This introductory textbook assumes no prior knowledge of bryophyte biology, making it ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as amateur botanists. The authors expertly summarise the diversity of bryophytes and outline recent advances in our understanding of their evolutionary history, their ecological roles and preferences, their distribution patterns and conservation needs. The text is highly illustrated throughout, with boxed summaries of topics of current relevance in bryophyte biology, and a glossary of technical terms.