Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive reference for various plant bioactive compounds for research and pharmacological significance across the entire spectrum of phytochemical genomics. The book opens with general information on diversity, analysis and genomic basis of phytochemicals, computational approaches, databases for responsible genes, and biosynthetic pathways, and it delves very much into the details behind phytochemical diversity and diverse roles of plant metabolites. The later parts of the book also explore the direct drug discovery and omics approaches including metabolomics, transcriptomics, as well as gene editing technology experiments to further inspire readers into its unlimited potentials. Each chapter includes detailed analysis and relevant experiments for better and deeper understanding of the concepts. The book will be an invaluable aid for medicinal plant researchers and a rich source of information and advice for advanced undergraduates and graduates in the fields of medicine, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, flavor, and fragrance studies.
Table of Contents1.Phytochemical genomics: integration of omics approaches for understanding genomic basis of phytochemicals.- 2.Gene-metabolite networks.- 3.Computational approaches in phytochemical genomics.- 4.Databases relevant to phytochemicals and genes responsible.- 5.Biosynthetic pathways of important metabolites using genomics and metabolomics approaches.- 6.Phytochemical diversity and the diverse roles of phytochemicals in plants.- 7.Role of genomics and metabolomics for breeding crops with higher quantity of metabolites.- 8.Metabolic quantitative trait loci mapping of medicinal plants and crops.- 9.Tools for metabolomics analysis of plants.- 10.Trichomes as an important chemical factories of metabolites.- 11.Stress and metabolites.- 12.Evolution of metabolite diversity and defense mechanisms in plants.- 13.Pathway engineering of genes.- 14.Demand-supply of phytochemicals and the need for ensuring sustainable supply of plants.- 15.Drug discovery and omics.- 16.Gene editing technologies for scaling up production of secondary metabolites.- 17.Medicinal plants and use of omics approaches.- 18.Metabolomics of important medicinal plants.- 19.Transcriptomics of important medicinal plants.
