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Informationen zum Autor Santosh Kumar Upadhyay, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. Dr. Upadhyay works in the area of plant molecular biology for the isolation and characterization and recombinant production of various defense-related and industrial proteins. Sudhir Pratap Singh, Professor, Department of Industrial Biotechnology, Gujarat Biotechnology University, Gandhinagar, India. Professor Singh works in the area of gene mining and biocatalyst engineering for the development of biotechnological approaches for high-value biomolecule production. Klappentext Holistic approach to the herbal aspects of nutraceuticals and their implementation in the health and agriculture sectors Herbal Nutraceuticals: Products and Processes delivers comprehensive coverage of the herbal aspects of nutraceuticals along with their many applications in the health and agriculture sectors. The book begins with an overview of plant-based nutraceuticals and the role of plant biotechnology in nutraceutical production. Each chapter covers a unique topic related to nutraceuticals and the positive and negative implications associated with each substance discussed. The text concludes by addressing safety concerns associated with microalgal nutraceuticals and discussing toxicity evaluation of nutraceuticals overall. Written by two academics with significant experience in the field, Herbal Nutraceuticals: Products and Processes includes information on: Significance of nutraceuticals in modern health maintenance and disease prevention, and applications of spices in nutraceuticals Antioxidant properties and anti-ageing potential of food plants, beverages such as herbal wine, and nutraceuticals Nutraceuticals with anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-carcinogenic potentials, and sources, medicinal properties, and applications of carotenoids in food and the nutraceutical industry Nutraceuticals in legumes, herbal beverages, edible oils, conventional and nonconventional fruits, staple food crops, and pseudocereals Herbal Nutraceuticals: Products and Processes is an essential up-to-date reference on the subject for academics and researchers, as well as professionals and research institutions involved in agri-biotech product development. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Editors xvii List of Contributors xix Preface xxv 1 Plants Based Nutraceuticals: An Overview 1 Dheeraj Bisht, Vikas Bhatt, Rajeshwar Kamal Kant Arya, Shikha Yadav, Deepak Kumar, Sudhir Pratap Singh, and Santosh Kumar Upadhyay 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Historical Background Behind Nutraceutical Investigations 2 1.3 Pervasive Requisition for Nutraceuticals 3 1.4 Classification of Nutraceuticals 3 1.5 Popularly Found Herbs Utilized as Nutraceuticals 6 1.6 Utility of Nutraceuticals in Cure of Different Diseases 9 1.7 Current Status of Nutraceuticals 15 1.8 Challenges and Future Aspects 15 1.9 Conclusion 16 References 16 2 Herbal Nutraceutical as Alternative Medicine 23 Alok Sharma, Madhu, Sapna Avinash Kondalkar, Ajay Kumar Meena, and Santosh Kumar Upadhyay 2.1 Introduction 23 2.2 Classification of Nutraceuticals 24 2.3 Types of Herbal Nutraceuticals Used as Alternative Medicine 27 2.4 Conclusions 35 Acknowledgments 35 References 35 3 Significance of Nutraceuticals in Modern Health Maintenance and Disease Prevention 47 Mahra Mohammad Moosa Ali Alblooshi, Kok Song Lai, Swee Hua Erin Lim, and Shamshul Ansari 3.1 Introduction 47 3.2 Plant based Nutraceuticals 48 3.3 Plant based Nutraceuticals in the Middle East 49 3.4 Modified Versus Organic Plant based Nutraceuticals 50 3.5 The Preventive Potency of Plant based Nutraceuticals 50 ...
