Exploring Plant Peptide Potentials: A Comprehensive Guide - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0443156522 ISBN 13: 9780443156526

Casa editrice: Academic Press, 2026

Riassunto

Exploring Plant Peptide Potentials: A Comprehensive Guide is a complete overview of the latest research focused around the emerging and multidisciplinary values of these functional biomolecules. Providing insights into their origin, discovery, application and potential, the book places multiple facets together to improve understanding and inspire further research. The book will guide those working in the areas of plant biochemistry and physiology, as well as those seeking to develop new food and pharmaceutical products.

Peptides not only play an essential role in the evolution and survival of plants but are also important for their role in health-promoting supplements and medicines. Written by experts from the specific disciplines, this book reviews these nano-molecules which regulate plant growth, development, and defense; as well as imparting substantial commercial importance as herbal pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. The book covers the array of fundamental and application-oriented knowledge relating to this important functional plant bio-molecule.

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Dr. Abhijit Sarkar is currently an assistant professor of botany at the University of Gour Banga (India). He holds a BSc (Hons.) and an MSc in botany (with specialization in plant physiology, biochemistry, and plant molecular biology) from the University of Calcutta (India) and a PhD in Botany from Banaras Hindu University (India). Dr. Sarkar's research work encompasses air pollution and its effects on plant biology and human health, including ozone, heat, UV radiation (natural and manmade), plant pathogens, with close collaborators in Japan, South Korea, Nepal, United States, Italy, and India.

Dr. Pardeep Singh is presently working as an assistant professor at the Department of Environment Studies, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, India. He obtained his master's degree from the Department of Environmental Science at Banaras Hindu University, India in 2011 and then his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), India, in 2017. He has published more than 35 papers in international journals in the field of waste management and co-edited over 30 books with various publishers.

Professor Randeep Rakwal is a professor at the University of Tsukuba (Japan), at the Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences. His major research interests in plant environmental stress biology are jasmonic acid, ozone, heat, radiations, plant pathogens using “omics” approaches, with close collaborators in Japan, South Korea, Nepal, USA, Italy, Australia and India. He is one of the founding members of the International Plant Proteomics Organization (INPPO).

Ganesh Kumar Agrawal is the Associate Director of RLABB, a nonprofit research organization focusing on biotechnology and biochemistry in Kathmandu, Nepal. Dr. Agrawal is a multidisciplinary scientist focused on food security and human nutrition using high-throughput and targeted omics techniques. He has edited a comprehensive “Plant Proteomics: Technologies, Strategies, and Applications” book (John Wiley & Sons, NY, USA). He holds a PhD in Applied Biological Chemistry from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (Japan). He is an initiator of the International Plant Proteomics Organization (InPPO).

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Exploring Plant Peptide Potentials offers an in-depth overview of the latest research on these functional molecules, emphasizing their diverse biological roles and growing relevance across disciplines. The book brings together insights into their discovery, mechanisms, and applications to deepen understanding and inspire future research.

Plant peptides are key regulators of growth, development, defense, and stress responses, and they show considerable promise in pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and herbal medicine applications. The volume spans topics from peptide identification and imaging to signaling pathways, molecular interactions, and bioinformatics approaches. It also covers both conventional and advanced tools in peptide science, including post-translational modifications, peptide mimicry, and innovations in nanotechnology and biotechnology.

Exploring Plant Peptide Potentials is a valuable resource for researchers and professionals in plant biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology, and biotechnology, as well as those developing plant-derived health and therapeutic products.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Academic Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2026
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0443156522
• ISBN 13: 9780443156526
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 488
• Redattore: Sarkar
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile