Biotechnology and Production of Anti-Cancer Compounds by Sonia Malik (Paperback, 2018)

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Dr. Malik has obtained her doctoral degree in Plant Biotechnology from CSIR- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, India in July 2009. She has been awarded as FAPEMA Junior Researcher grant in August 2015.

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This book discusses cancers and the resurgence of public interest in plant-based and herbal drugs. It also describes ways of obtaining anti-cancer drugs from plants and improving their production using biotechnological techniques. It presents methods such as cell culture, shoot and root culture, hairy root culture, purification of plant raw materials, genetic engineering, optimization of culture conditions as well as metabolic engineering with examples of successes like taxol, shikonin, ingenol mebutate and podophylotoxin. In addition, it describes the applications and limitations of large-scale production of anti-cancer compounds using biotechnological means. Lastly, it discusses future economical and eco-friendly strategies for obtaining anti-cancer compounds using biotechnology.

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PublisherSpringer International Publishing Ag
ISBN-139783319852645
eBay Product ID (ePID)23046442899

Product Key Features

Number of Pages328 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBiotechnology and Production of Anti-Cancer Compounds
Publication Year2018
SubjectMedicine, Biology, Management
TypeTextbook
AuthorSonia Malik
Subject AreaBioengineering
FormatPaperback

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Item Height235 mm
Item Weight528 g
Item Width155 mm

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EditorSonia Malik
Country/Region of ManufactureSwitzerland
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