Bioactive Natural products in Drug Discovery

Chapter 1. The Artemisia genus: Panacea to Several Maladies.- Chapter 2. Bacopa monnieri: the Neuroprotective Elixir from the East: Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Biotechnological Improvement.- Chapter 3. Current knowledge of Cinnamomum species: a review on the bioactive components, pharmacological properties, analytical and biotechnological studies.- Chapter 4. Swertia spp. : A potential source of high-value bioactive components, Pharmacology and Analytical techniques.- Chapter 5. The Genus Calophyllum: Review of Ethnomedicinal uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology.- Chapter 6. Plant Derived Quinones as a Source of Antibacterial and Anticancer Agents.- Chapter 7. Drugging protein-protein interaction interface with natural products: a computational approach.- Chapter 8. CQDs derived from natural sources: Excellent bio-imaging agents.- Chapter 9. Microbial Natural products: Recent insights into novel applications.- Chapter 10. Bioactive peptides and carbohydrates from natural products: a source of functional foods and nutraceuticals.- Chapter 11. Metabolites of fluorescent pseudomonads and their antimicrobial and anticancer potentials.- Chapter 12. Medicinal fungi: A natural source of pharmacologically important metabolites.- Chapter 13. Ganoderma: A propitious medicinal poroid mushroom.- Chapter 14. Pharmaceutically important metabolites from marine Fungi.- Chapter 15. Endophytic fungi: a trove of novel bioactive compounds.- Chapter 16. Novel Products from Microalgae.- Chapter 17. Lactic Acid Production and its Application in pharmaceuticals.- Chapter 18. Microbial Clot Busters: an Overview of Source, Production, Properties and Fibrinolytic Activity.- Chapter 19. Carbohydrate biopolymers: Diversity, applications and challenges.- Chapter 20. Biotechnological aspects of nanoparticles driven from natural products for drug delivery system and other applications.-

Dr. Joginder Singh is presently working as a Professor at the Department of Microbiology, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India. His training and research experience prepared him to work with microbial consortium formulation and study its ecology. His particular areas of competence include planning and execution of R&D facilities at scientist level. He is an active member of various scientific societies and organizations, including Indian Science Congress Association, the Association of Microbiologists of India, K. K. Nanda Foundation for Advancement of Plant Sciences, Indian Society of Salinity Research Scientists, Indian Society for Radiation Biology, Hong Kong Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society, and European Federation of Biotechnology. The Academy of Plant Sciences, India (2016) conferred him certificate of excellence in the field of Microbial Technology. He serves as a reviewer for many prestigious journals and has published morethan 60 research and review articles in peer-reviewed journals, edited 4 books, and authored/co-authored 25 book chapters.

Dr. Vineet Meshram is currently working as a Visiting Scientist at the Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Research, the Volcani Centre, Agriculture Research Organization, Israel. He previously served as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biochemistry, DAV University, India (2016-17). He has over 10 years of research experience in microbial secondary metabolites, microbial biochemistry, biological control, mycology, and drug discovery. His research work has resulted in over 15 referred journal articles, 21 abstracts and, three book chapters. He is also a founder member of the International Society for Fungal Conservation. In recognition of his contributions, the Mycological Society of India (2012) and European Mycological Society (2015) selected him for a Young Scientist Award. Recently, he has been awarded