Evolutionary Diversity as a Source for Anticancer Molecules - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0128217103 ISBN 13: 9780128217108

Publisher: Academic Press, 2020

Synopsis

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 products derived 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 biomedical field 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

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About the Authors

Dr. Mamta Bisht is presently working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Chemistry, School of Applied and Life Sciences, Uttaranchal University (NAAC A+), Dehradun, Uttarakhand India. She is actively involved in the extraction, isolation, characterization of “Natural Products” obtained from the medicinal and aromatic plants with bioactivity since last 8 years. Besides this her analytical skill is in GC, GC-MS, HPLC, Prep- HPLC and HPTLC. Further, she is equally involved in the promotion of endangered and economically important species from the Youngest Himalayan region. She has been published more than fifteen papers in peer-reviewed international journal and seven book chapter. Further, she has been participated more than ten conferences including national and international. She is life time member of Indian Science Congress Association. Under her guidance many P.G. and U.G. student successfully completed her Project Thesis and some students are working with her. She is also guided the Ph. D students in the University.

Dr. Vinod Kumar Kannaujiya is an assistant professor in the Department of Botany, MMV, Banaras Hindu University, India. He earned his MSc and PhD degrees in Botany from the Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University. He has been working on the ultraviolet stress response of cyanobacteria including value-added enzymes, proteins, pigments, and natural compounds. He has been awarded with prestigious fellowships from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, India. He has also been awarded the Dr. D.S. Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellowship from University Grant Commission, New Delhi, India, and he has received a UGC-Startup project grant from UGC, New Delhi, India. Dr. Kannaujiya is a life member fellow of the Indian Photobiology Society. Thus far, Dr. Kannaujiya has published over 49 original research papers, reviews, and book chapters.

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Singh is currently working as a Research Associate in Banaras Hindu University. His research focus is pharmacognosy, reverse pharmacology, drug design and discovery, extraction & isolation of natural products, cell culture, and handling of different rodents. He has published several research articles in reputable journals over the course of his career. At present, he is involved in developing an Indian origin cell line and screening drugs of natural origin for the treatment of gallbladder cancer.

Dr. Divya Singh is presently working as a scientist in Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore, India. Her research specialization is primarily in genetics, proteomics, metabolomics, toxicology, bioinformatics, and molecular biological evaluation in various in vivo and in vitro plant models to elucidate the physiological changes and evaluate the DNA damage potency. She has published more
than 10 research articles including book chapters. In addition, she is also a life member fellow of Indian Science Congress.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0128217103
• ISBN 13: 9780128217108
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 390
• Editor: Srivastava Akhileshwar Kumar, Kannaujiya Vinod Kumar, Singh Rajesh Kumar, Singh Divya