Computational Phytochemistry - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0128123648 ISBN 13: 9780128123645

Publisher: Elsevier, 2018

Synopsis

Computational Phytochemistry explores how recent advances in computational techniques and methods have been embraced by phytochemical researchers to enhance many of their operations, thus refocusing and expanding the possibilities of phytochemical studies. By applying computational aids and mathematical models to extraction, isolation, structure determination and bioactivity testing, researchers can extract highly detailed information about phytochemicals and optimize working approaches. This book aims to support and encourage researchers currently working with, or looking to incorporate, computational methods into their phytochemical work.

Topics in this book include computational methods for predicting medicinal properties, optimizing extraction, isolating plant secondary metabolites and building dereplicated phytochemical libraries. The role of high-throughput screening, spectral data for structural prediction, plant metabolomics and biosynthesis are all reviewed, before the application of computational aids for assessing bioactivities and virtual screening are discussed. Illustrated with detailed figures and supported by practical examples, this book is an indispensable guide for all those involved with the identification, extraction and application of active agents from natural products.

• Includes step-by-step protocols for various computational and mathematical approaches applied to phytochemical research
• Features clearly illustrated chapters contributed by highly reputed researchers
• Covers all key areas in phytochemical research, including virtual screening and metabolomics

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A comprehensive account of the application of computational techniques to phytochemical research.

• Includes step-by-step protocols for various computational and mathematical approaches applied to phytochemical research
• Features clearly illustrated chapters contributed by highly reputed researchers
• Covers all key areas in phytochemical research, including virtual screening and metabolomics

Computational Phytochemistry explores how recent advances in computational techniques and methods have been embraced by phytochemical researchers to enhance many of their operations, refocussing and expanding the possibilities of phytochemical studies. By applying computational aids and mathematical models to steps such as extraction, isolation, structure determination and bioactivity testing, researchers can extract detailed information about phytochemicals and optimize their approaches to working with them. This book aims to support and encourage researchers currently working with, or looking to incorporate, computational methods into their phytochemical work.

Topics in this book include computational methods for predicting medicinal properties, optimizing extraction, isolating plant secondary metabolites and building dereplicated phytochemical libraries. The role of high-throughput screening, spectral data for structural prediction, plant metabolomics and biosynthesis are all reviewed, before the application of computational aids for assessing bioactivities and virtual screening are discussed. Illustrated with detailed figures and supported by practical examples Computational Phytochemistry is an indispensable guide for all those involved with the identification, extraction and application of active agents from natural products.

About the editors:

Satyajit D. Sarker is Director of the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences & Professor of Pharmacy at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. With over 450 publications to his name, including 8 books, Professor Sarker has also been the Editor in Chief of the journal Phytochemical Analysis since 2010, Associate Editor of TANG Journal since 2011 and currently sits on the editorial/advisory boards of 25 journals.

Lutfun Nahar is an Honorary Lecturer in the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. The Managing Editor of Phytochemical Analysis, Dr Nahar is on the editorial board of 8 journals, is a member of multiple professional bodies and has 300 publications to her name, including 6 books.

About the Author

Prof Satyajit D Sarker, the Editor-in-Chief of Phytochemical Analysis, and the President of the Phytochemical Society of Europe, is the Director of School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University. He is a Pharmacy Professor and the Founding Head of the Centre for Natural Products Discovery, launched in January 2019. He is a Visiting Scientist (Guest Professor), recently awarded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences to carry out a joint research project with Prof Mingquan Guo at the Wuhan Botanical Garden, and a Visiting Professor at the School of Medicine, Taylor’s University, Malaysia (May 2019 - April 2021).
He obtained BPharm and MPharm degrees from Dhaka University, and completed his PhD in Phytochemistry from Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK. His research focuses on anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antimalarial, antimicrobial, chemopreventive and wound-healing properties of phytochemicals. He is the author of >530 publications, and one of the most cited authors with over 13,200 citations by Goggle Scholar, an h-index of 51 and i-10 index of 320.
Prof Sarker is in the Editorial Board of >35 international journals including Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, Current Medicinal Chemistry, Current Trends in Medicinal Chemistry, DARU, Molecules, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacognosy Magazine and Pharmacognosy Research, and a reviewer for over 80 journals. He co-authored the popular textbook, Chemistry for Pharmacy Students (Wiley & Sons) in 2007, which was subsequently translated in Japanese, Greek and Portuguese languages. The second edition of this book is due to be published later in 2019. He also is the co-author of the book, Steorid Dimers (Wiley & Sons), published in 2012.
He co-edited both the 2nd and the 3rd editons of Natural Products Isolation (Humana Press-Springer-Verlag), published in 2005 and 2012, respectively. Computational Phytochemistry (Elsevier; published in May 2018) is the latest contribution from Prof Sarker and Dr Lutfun Nahar. His scientific profile has been in the every edition of the Marquis Who’s Who in the World since 2010.

Dr Lutfun Nahar, Chemistry honors graduate from Exeter University, obtained her PhD in Organic and Medicinal Chemistry from Aberdeen University. She is currently working at Liverpool John Moores University. Previously she held several posts including Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry at Wolverhampton University, Lecturer in Medicinal Chemistry at Robert Gordon University, Research Fellow at Ulster University, Visiting Professor at Tripoli University, Research Scientist at Rowett Research Institute, Medical Research Council Fellow at Robert Gordon University and Post-doctoral Fellow at Aberdeen University.
She is the Managing Editor of Phytochemical Analysis, a reviewer of 30 international journals, and in the Editorial Board of 15 international journals. She has published 360 scientific papers, reviews, books and book chapters in the area of Synthetic Organic Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry. She co-authored the popular textbook, Chemistry for Pharmacy Students (Wiley & Sons) in 2007, which was subsequently translated in Japanese, Greek and Portuguese languages; the second edition will be published in 2019. She is also the co-author of the book, Steorid Dimers (Wiley & Sons), published in 2012. She co-edited the third editon of Natural Products Isolation (Humana Press-Springer-Verlag), published in 2012. Computational Phytochemistry (Elsevier), published in April 2018, is the latest contribution from Dr Nahar and Prof Sarker.
Dr Nahar has Google citations: 8800, h-index: 43 and i10-index: 192, and ResearchGate score: 43.51. Her research interest includes several aspects of Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry. Her scientific profile has been published in every edition of the Marquis "Who’s Who in the World" since 2009 and "Who's Who in Science and Engineering" since 2010.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0128123648
• ISBN 13: 9780128123645
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 364
• Editor: Sarker Satyajit Dey, Nahar Lutfun