Medically Important Plant Biomes: Source of Secondary Metabolites

This book provides insights into various aspects of medicinal plant-associated microbes, known to be a unique source of biological active compounds, including their biotechnological uses and their potential in pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial applications. Featuring review papers and orig...

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Other Authors: Egamberdieva, Dilfuza (Editor), Tiezzi, Antonio (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
Series:Microorganisms for Sustainability
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Ethno-botanical aspects of some traditional medicinal plants
  • Chapter 2. Medicinal plant - environment interaction and mitigation to abiotic stress
  • Chapter 3. Antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral properties of medical plants
  • Chapter 4. Biologically active components of the Western Ghats medicinal fern Diplazium esculentum
  • Chapter 5. Medicinal plants as a source of alkaloids
  • Chapter 6. Nutraceutical and bioactive significance of ferns with emphasis on the medicinal fern Diplazium
  • Chapter 7. Studies on the production of secondary metabolites from medicinal plants by plant tissue cultures
  • Chapter 8. Endophytic bacteria associated with medicinal plants: the treasure trove of antimicrobial compounds
  • Chapter 9. The importance of endophytic fungi from the medicinal plant: Diversity, natural bioactive compounds, and control of plant pathogens
  • Chapter 10. Medicinal plant associated microbes as a source of protection and production of crops
  • Chapter 11. Endophytic microbial diversity in the halophytic medicinal plant Ferula, and their bioapplicable traits
  • Chapter 12. Endophytic bacteria mediated regulation of Secondary metabolites for the growth induction in Hyptis suaveolens under stress
  • Chapter 13. Bioactive potentials of novel molecules from the endophytes of medicinal plants.