Natural Bio-active Compounds Volume 2: Chemistry, Pharmacology and Health Care Practices /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Swamy, Mallappa Kumara (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Akhtar, Mohd Sayeed (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Plant physiology.; Plant biochemistry.; Plant genetics.; Plant Anatomy/Development.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Biochemistry.; Plant Genetics and Genomics.

Nature has consistently provided human beings with bioactive compounds that can be used directly as drugs or indirectly as drug leads. Some of the major classes of natural bioactive compounds include phenolics, alkaloids, tannins, saponins, lignin, glycosides, terpenoids, and many more. They possess...