Pharmacological Assays of Plant-Based Natural Products
Thangaraj, Parimelazhagan, "Pharmacological Assays of Plant-Based Natural Products"
English | 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319268104 | 188 pages | EPUB | 1 MB
English | 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319268104 | 188 pages | EPUB | 1 MB
Discusses techniques which are applicable in phytopharmacology
Presents protocols which are structured step by step ensuring easy reproducibility
Is easy to follow and understand
This volume provides information on how to select and screen plants for their medicinal properties. It describes phytopharmacological techniques for extracting and qualitatively and quantitatively analyzing a plant’s phytochemicals. After a detailed in vitro investigation including nutritional and anti-nutritional analyses, medicinal properties were tested with various in vivo models for anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-pyretic, anticancer and anti-diabetic properties, as well as wound healing, neurodegenerative diseases, etc. Compound identification and purification techniques include, among others, TLC and column chromatography, as well as molecular docking with specific proteins.