Camptothecin and Camptothecin Producing Plants
Botany, Chemistry, Anticancer Activity and Biotechnology

Presents multiple aspects of camptothecin research for cancer treatments in one single source

T. Pullaiah (Author), P.B. Raghavendra (Author), S. Karuppusamy (Author), V. Raveendran (Author), M. Anuradha (Author)

9780128204993

Paperback, published 19 June 2020

376 pages, 65 illustrations (15 in full color)
23.4 x 19 x 2.4 cm, 0.75 kg

Camptothecin and Camptothecin Producing Plants: Botany, Chemistry, Anticancer Activity and Biotechnology provides updated information on camptothecin yielding plants, chemical diversity of camptothecin, extraction and exploitation methods, biosynthesis, biotechnological production and enhancement for drug delivery, and the pharmacological properties of the drugs. The book focuses on camptothecin anticancer properties based on recent developments of biotechnology. Topics emphasize anticancer activities, biosynthesis, potent derivatives currently undergoing experimental phases, and biotechnological methods to enhance the production. This book is a valuable source for cancer researchers, oncologists, biotechnologists, pharmacologists and members of the biomedical field who are interested in camptothecin and its applicability in cancer treatment.

1. Cancer biology and other disorders: beneficial role of camptothecin and novel derivatives2. Camptothecin: chemistry, biosynthesis, analogs, and chemical synthesis3. Camptothecin and analogs: role in anticancer activities4. Botany of camptothecin-yielding plants5. Propagation of camptothecin biosynthesizing plants6. In vitro camptothecin production from plants: prospects and challenges7. Biomining of camptothecin producing plants through molecular techniques8. Endophytes and camptothecin production

Subject Areas: Life sciences: general issues [PSA]