Biomolecules from Natural Sources Advances and Applications

An up-to-date exploration of new and novel biomolecules

In Biomolecules from Natural Sources: Advances and Applications, a team of accomplished researchers delivers up-to-date information on various bioresources, bioprocessing, production, mechanisms of action for selective bioactivity, biochemistry, targeted therapeutic roles and the advancements made on their bioactive potentials of new and novel biomolecules. The book presents recent trends in new and novel biomolecules and their identification, characterization, and potential applications.

The selected contributions canvas a variety of breakthroughs in the understanding and applications of naturally derived biomolecules. Biomolecules from Natural Sources: Advances and Applications is an exhaustive collection of research and information, as well as an insightful and interdisciplinary treatment of a rapidly developing field. Readers will also find:

• A thorough introduction to phenolics from natural sources and plant-based natural artemisinin and its biomedical applications
• Comprehensive explorations of protein structure, function, and specificity and the pharmacological potential of pigments
• Practical discussions of biomolecules obtained through food biotechnology and the biological activities of natural glycosides
• In-depth examinations of biomolecules from basil and their pharmacological significance

Perfect for biotechnologists, food technologists, and plant biologists, Biomolecules from Natural Sources: Advances and Applications will also earn a place in the libraries of bioprocessing engineers, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students of biochemistry.

Vijai Kumar Gupta, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Satyajit D. Sarker, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK

Minaxi Sharma, University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya, India

María Elida Pirovani, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina.

Zeba Usmani, University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya, India

Chelliah Jayabaskaran, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

1. Phenolics from Natural Sources

2. Plant Based Natural Artemisinin and its Biomedical Applications

3. The Protein Structure, Function, and Specificity: PhaC Synthases type I, II, III and IV as a Model

4. Pharmacological Potential of Pigments

5. Potential Biomolecules: Role in Bioeconomy and Bio-Sustainability

6. Title: TBD

7. Biomolecules Obtained through Food Biotechnology

8. Biological Activities of Natural Glycosides

9. Mushrooms Pigments and their Applications

10. Extremozyme-based Technology: Bioactivity and Stability Performances

11. Sustainable Development of New Value Based Secondary Metabolites from Medicinal or Aromatic Plants

12. The Role of Divalent Cations in Antibiotic Sensitivity: A Molecular Aspect

13. Biological Activity of Phytosterols and their Derivatives

14. Environmentally Friendly Techniques for the Decontamination of Fine Fruits: Impacts on Bioactivity and the Bioaccessibility of Phenolic Compounds

15. Bioactive Biomolecules from Food Bioprocess

16. Bioactive Lipids

17. Bioactive Potential of Flowering Plants of Polygonaceae Family

18. Biomolecules from Vegetal Wastes

19. Therapeutic Potential of Bioactive Polyphenols: Extraction and bio-processing Aspects

20. Fructo- oligosaccharides: Extraction, Enrichment, Fractionation, Structural Analysis and Bioavailability in Food Applications

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