Description
Book SynopsisPlants are important source of lead molecules for drug discovery. These lead molecules serve as starting materials for laboratory synthesis of drug as well a model for production of biologically active compounds. Phytochemical processing of raw plant materials is essentially required to optimize the concentration of known constituents and also to maintain their activities. Extraction techniques and analytical techniques have played critical roles in phytochemical processing of raw materials. Extraction technologies from conventional extraction to green extraction as well as analytical techniques from single technique to hyphenated/coupled techniques most frequently used in phytochemistry laboratories are covered in the book.
Table of Contents1: Analytical Techniques in Natural Product Research 2: Phytochemical Processing: Extraction Methods 3: Supercritical Fluid Extraction 4: Chromatographic Techniques I: High-Performance Thin-Layer. Chromatography and High-Speed Countercurrent Chromatography 5: Chromatography Techniques II: High-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography 6: Tandem Techniques 7: Non-Destructive Techniques 8: Antioxidant Assay
