Medicinal plants and fungi : recent advances in research and development /: recent advances in research and development. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dinesh Chandra Agrawal, Hsin-Sheng Tsay, Lie-Fen Shyur, Yang-Chang Wu, Sheng-Yang Wang, editors.
• Editors: Agrawal, Dinesh Chandra; Tsay, Hsin-Sheng; Shyur, Lie-Fen; Wu, Yang-Chang; Ph. D, Wang, Sheng-Yang
• Contents: Part 1. Medicinal Properties / Therapeutic Effects -- Medicinal Plants and Fungi -- Chapter 1. Centella asiatica, an Ayurvedic Medicinal Plant, Prevents the Major Neurodegenerative and Neurotoxic Mechanisms Associated with Cognitive Impairment -- Chapter 2. Medicinal properties of Mediterranean Oyster mushrooms, species of genus Pleurotus (higher Basidiomycetes) -- Chapter 3. Cordyceps -- A Highly Coveted Medicinal Mushroom -- Chapter 4. Medicinal Mushrooms with Antiallergic Activities -- Chapter 5. The Bioactivity of Tiger Milk Mushroom -- Malaysia's Prized Medicinal Mushroom -- Chapter 6. Antioxidant Properties of Antrodia cinnamomea -- An Extremely Rare and Coveted Medicinal Mushroom Endemic to Taiwan -- Part 2. Bioactive Compounds -- Medicinal Plants and Fungal Endophytes -- Chapter 7. The Fungal Endobiome of Medicinal Plants: A Prospective Source of Bioactive Metabolites -- Chapter 8. Multipotent and Poly-Therapeutic Fungal Alkaloids of Claviceps purpurea -- Chapter 9. Recent Advance On Bioactive Compounds From The Edible And Medicinal fungi in China -- Chapter 10. Endophytes From Malaysian Medicinal Plants As Sources For Discovering Anticancer Agents -- Chapter 11. Mushrooms: A Pandora Box of Cardioprotective Phytochemicals -- Part 3. Production Systems and Biotechnology -- Medicinal Plants and Fungi -- Chapter 12. Solid State Fermentation Of Plant Residues And Agro-Industrial Wastes For The Production Of Medicinal Mushrooms -- Chapter 13. Making Use of Genomic Information to Explore the Biotechnological Potential of Medicinal Mushrooms -- Chapter 14. Biotechnology of Medicinal Plants and Fungi in Taiwan -Production of Bioactive Secondary Metabolites in In Vitro Culture Systems -- Part 4. Resources / Techniques -- Medicinal Plants and Fungi -- Chapter 15. Memory Enhancing and Related Beneficial Effects of Selected Medicinal Plants From the Nigerian Flora -- Chapter 16. Identification Strategies For Bioactive Secondary Metabolites Of Fungal Origin.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 547 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 615.3/29; Life sciences; Medicinal plants; Fungi -- Therapeutic use; Entomology; Biochemistry; Microbiology; Botany; MEDICAL -- Pharmacology; Fungi -- Therapeutic use; Medicinal plants; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biochemistry; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- Microbiology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Botany; Botany & plant sciences; Microbiology (non-medical); Science -- Life Sciences -- General; Mycology, fungi (non-medical); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811059780; 9811059780
• Related ISBNs: 9789811059773; 9811059772
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 9, 2017).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.