Pharmacological Assays of Plant-Based Natural Products
Author | : Thangaraj Parimelazhagan |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 2015-12-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783319268118 |
ISBN-13 | : 3319268112 |
Rating | : 4/5 (112 Downloads) |
Download or read book Pharmacological Assays of Plant-Based Natural Products written by Thangaraj Parimelazhagan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-29 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.