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P.B. Kavi Kishor, Penna Suprasanna, T. Pullaiah, Anabela Romano - Plant Metabolic Engineering for High-Value Bioactive Compounds, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2027

Plant Metabolic Engineering for High-Value Bioactive Compounds

Av P.B. Kavi Kishor, Penna Suprasanna, T. Pullaiah, Anabela Romano

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Plant Metabolic Engineering for High-Value Bioactive Compounds reframes plants as sophisticated, dynamic biofactories, where biology, technology, and metabolic design converge to produce targeted molecular outputs for the evolving demands of natural product development and emerging therapeutic platforms.

This authoritative volume explores the forefront of plant biotechnology, presenting a suite of techniques, from CRISPR-Cas9 and precision gene editing to modification of RNA-based regulatory mechanisms and endogenous pathway modulation, to enhance and optimize the biosynthetic potential of a variety of medicinal and specialty plant species. From alkaloids and anticancer agents to carotenoids and stilbenoids, the book traverses a rich landscape of secondary metabolites, illuminating strategies for scalable production and enhanced bioactivity. It also includes in-depth insights into the intricate architecture of key phytochemicals such as vinblastine, camptothecin, and boswellic acid, while case studies provide tangible examples of in vitro regeneration and commercial viability.

Tailored to deliver cutting-edge perspectives to academic and research communities, as well as practical toolkits for real-world applications, Plant Metabolic Engineering for High-Value Bioactive Compounds serves as an essential guide to shape the future of plant-derived bioengineering innovation.



  • Highlights underexplored plant systems and compound classes, expanding understanding of diverse metabolic pathways beyond conventional therapeutic, nutritional, and industrial targets
  • Integrates computational and multi-omics approaches, enabling rapid hypothesis testing, improved predictive accuracy, and more efficient discovery pipelines
  • Draws on global, cross-disciplinary expertise to catalyze value-driven breakthroughs in biofunctional agents and derivatives
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2027-04-01
  • Mått: 191 x 235 x undefined mm
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 500
  • Förlag: Elsevier Science
  • ISBN: 9780443459832
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P.B. Kavi Kishor earned a PhD in Botany in 1981 from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and joined Osmania University’s Department of Genetics the same year, where he served until 2011. He was a CSIR Emeritus Scientist through 2019 and now mentors startup projects under the DBT-BIRAC program. He spent 1992–1994 at The Ohio State University’s Biotechnology Center under a Rockefeller Foundation program and has held Visiting Professorships at Emory University, Linköping University, and the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research. An award-winning author/editor, he is ranked among the world’s top 2% of scientists by Stanford University and Elsevier. Prof. Kishor is a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Indian Botanical Society, the Andhra Pradesh Akademy of Sciences, and the Telangana Academy of Sciences, and an elected member of the Plant Tissue Culture Association of India. His research spans ontogeny and abiotic stress responses, with pioneering results informing cancer biology and therapeutics. He has also sequenced groundnut and chickpea genomes, advancing understanding of salt, drought, and heat stress mechanisms to improve crops in saline and water-deficit soils.Penna Suprasanna, PhD in Genetics, is the former Head of the Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India. He has made significant contributions to plant biotechnology, mutation breeding, stress tolerance, and novel biopolymers, and his research has advanced the molecular understanding of abiotic stress tolerance in crops and salinity-adaptive mechanisms in halophytes. He serves on the editorial boards of several national and international journals and has edited multiple books, which demonstrate a coherent research-and-translation agenda across breeding, nutrition, and digital agriculture. T. Pullaiah earned his PhD. from Andhra University and then pursued a postdoctoral fellowship at Moscow State University (1976–1978). He is a former Professor of Botany at Sri Krishnadevaraya University, where he taught for more than 35 years. He served as president of the Indian Botanical Society in 2014 and of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy in 2013. His honors include the Panchanan Maheshwari Gold Medal, the Prof. P. C. Trivedi Medal, the Dr. G. Panigrahi Memorial Lecture Award of the Indian Botanical Society, and the Prof. Y. D. Tyagi Gold Medal of IAAT. A prolific author and editor, Prof. Pullaiah has mentored students throughout his career and, for several years, has also been a member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission, a global network of over 10,000 volunteer experts dedicated to conserving biodiversity and preventing species extinction through science-based action and collaboration.Anabela Romano, PhD in Biology from the University of Lisbon, is a Full Professor of Biotechnology at the University of Algarve (UAlg), where she coordinates the MED-UAlg research centre. Since joining UAlg in 1995, she has led the Plant Biotechnology Laboratory and held several leadership roles, including Vice-Rector and Director of the Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering. Her research focuses on plant biotechnology, with an emphasis on the sustainable use of plant genetic resources and the characterization of natural compounds. She has coordinated numerous national and international projects, collaborated with academic institutions worldwide, and contributed to science policy through high-level panels under Portugal’s Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), appointed by the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education. She also serves as President of the General Assembly of the Centro de Ciência Viva de Lagos. Professor Romano is a prolific author and a frequent speaker at scientific events in Portugal and abroad, and she has served as an evaluator for various national and international research funding agencies.

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