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Characterization Of Immunomodulatory Microbial Factors In Medicinal Plants, Kriti Kalpana
Characterization Of Immunomodulatory Microbial Factors In Medicinal Plants, Kriti Kalpana
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Medicinal plants are one of the biggest sources of natural products with therapeutic importance. There are currently over 28,000 plants with putative medicinal values. Plant-derived compounds have been explored extensively for various biological activities ranging from anti-cancer, immune-boosting to anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant. Some of the most important therapeutic agents are of plant-origin, such as paclitaxel from Pacific yew (Taxus brevifolia) and artemisinin from qinghao su (a Chinese medicinal herb; a.k.a. Artemisia annua) to name a few.
The study presented in this thesis started out as classical pharmacognosy research, which focused on the identification of immunostimulatory factors in …