Natural Pharmaceuticals and Green Microbial Technology : Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

This volume presents some of the latest research and applications in using natural substances and processes for pharmaceutical products. It presents an in-depth examination of the chemical and biological properties of selected natural products that are either currently used or have the potential for useful applications in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. It covers emerging technologies and case studies and is a source of up-to-date information on the topical subject of natural products and microbial technology. It provides an applied overview of the field, from traditional medicinal targets to cutting-edge molecular techniques. Natural products have always been of key importance to drug discovery, but as modern techniques and technologies have allowed researchers to identify, isolate, extract, and synthesize their active compounds in new ways, they are once again coming to the forefront of drug discovery.

Debarshi Kar Mahapatra, PhD, is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Dadasaheb Balpande College of Pharmacy, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

Ravindra S. Shinde, PhD, is presently serving as Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry at Dayanand Science College, Latur, in Maharashtra, India.

Andhare A. Aishwarya is studying for her bachelor’s in microbiology at the Dayanand Science College, Latur, affiliated with Swami Ramanand Tirth Marathwada University, Nanded.

A. K. Haghi, PhD, is the author and editor of 165 books, as well as 1000 published papers in various journals and conference proceedings. He is former Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal and is on the editorial boards of many international journals.