Phytoconstituents and Antifungals

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-0-323-91792-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 166 Seiten, Format (B × H): 235 mm x 192 mm, Gewicht: 356 g

Phytoconstituents and Antifungals covers a wide range of specific information on various phytoconstituents, their antifungal mode and the diagnosis and management of fungal infections. The book offers encouragement and empowers readers to re-embrace their knowledge of phytoconstituents and their various antifungal activities against most opportunistic pathogenic fungi as fungal diseases cause an estimated 1.5+ million deaths annually and over one billion people suffer from severe fungal disease. In this complex scenario, it is now clear that global warming and accompanying climate changes have resulted in increased incidence of many fungal infections.

On the basis of all these factors, concerns on the occurrence of a pandemic fungal origin in the near future have been raised. In this context, to stop forgetting and underestimating fungal diseases is mandatory.

Zielgruppe

Researchers and investigators working in the area of pathogenic human fungal infections. Researchers in applied microbiology, molecular biology, mycology, biotechnology, biochemistry, Pharmaceutical industry, Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Discovery etc; Basic and applied scientists of different disciplines (microbiologist, molecular biologists, medicinal chemists, mycologist) specialists in different sub-disciplines of phytomedicines, and students in postgraduate and PhD programs

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kumar, Awanish

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Mikrobiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Major disease caused by fungal infection
2. Antifungal discovery from plant sources
3. Phytoconstituents as Antifungals
4. Plant alkaloids
5. Plant phenolics
6. Plant terpenes
7. Glycosides and polysaccharides
8. Peptides and polypeptides
9. Oils and resins
10. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Kumar, Awanish
Dr. Awanish Kumar is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at the National Institute of Technology, Raipur (CG), India. He has more than 13 years of research experience. He received his PhD in Molecular Parasitology from the CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India, and Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India, and completed his postdoctoral studies at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. His research interests are infection biology, drug targeting, and drug discovery. Dr. Kumar has served on various national and international organizations in different academic and research capacities. He has also served on many national committees and scientific advisory panels, as a member of many international professional research societies, and as a reviewer and editorial board member of reputed and refereed journals. He has authored or edited several monographs, books, and book chapters.