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Main Title Chemistry of Phytopotentials: Health, Energy and Environmental Perspectives [electronic resource] /
Type EBOOK
Author Khemani, L. D.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Srivastava, M. M.
Srivastava, Shalini.
Publisher Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
Year Published 2012
Call Number GE196
ISBN 9783642233944
Subjects Environmental sciences ; Chemistry, Organic ; Biochemistry ; Sustainable development
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23394-4
Edition 1.
Collation XVIII, 382 p. online resource.
Notes
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only
Contents Notes
Chemistry of Phytopotentials: Health Perspectives -- Chemistry of Pytopotentials: Energy Perspectives -- Chemistry of Phytopotentials: Environment Perspectives. Since the beginning of human civilization, plants have been our true companions. Plants contribute not only to our existence but also serve us through discovery, design and the treatment of various diseases where there is no satisfactory cure in modern medicine. This has focused Natural Product Chemists to unravel plants therapeutic potential in the light of modern analytical and pharmacological understandings. Presence of multiple active phytochemicals in medicinal plants offers exciting opportunity for the development of novel therapeutics, providing scientific justification for their use in traditional medicines. Non-food plants have been recognized as biofactories for the production of eco-friendly value added materials including agricultural, food products, enzymes, nutraceuticals etc. They have also been widely explored for personal care, industrial products and sources of energy generation. The proven efficacy of botanicals has been appreciated by the scientific community and strengthened plant-human relationship. The synergism in the Phytoproducts, the result of the interaction of two or more moieties, is not simply additive but multiplicative. Recent acceptance of the Food and Drug Administration (US) for herbal-medicine based preparation has renewed interest in Natural Product Research. The year 2011 is declared as the International Year of Chemistry (IYC 2011) by the United Nations Assembly. On this occasion, the present conference CPHEE 2011 aims to offer chemists from diverse areas to come to a common platform to share the knowledge and unveil the chemistry and magic potentials of phytoproducts for the mankind.