Yashwant V. Pathak, Ph.D., is currently the associate dean for faculty affairs at the newly launched College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa. With extensive experience in academia and industry, Dr. Pathak has over 120 publications, research papers, abstracts, book chapters, and reviews to his credit. He has also coedited six books on nanotechnology and drug delivery systems, four books on nutraceuticals, and several books on cultural studies. Dr. Pathak is the holder of one patent.Jayant Lokhande, M.D., is an expert in botanical drug product (BDP) and biotechnology business management with integrated economics and regulatory aspects. He has worked for several nutraceuticals companies in the United States and India and has formulated successful strategies for marketing nutraceuticals worldwide. He has significant clinical experience in botanical drugs and the application of nutraceuticals in chronic diseases. He recently started his own company Indus Inc and Indus Extracts in the United States, for which his responsibilities include business analysis, product development, and technical marketing and sales.

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• Concept, Definition, and Need for Metallonutraceuticals. Roles of Metals in Metabolism. Ethnopharmacology and Ethnomedicine of Metals. Characterization of Metallonutraceuticals. Characterization Bioavailability and Drug Interactions of Metallonutraceuticals. Therapeutic Applications of Nanometals. Metallonanotherapeutics for Neurodegenerative Diseases. Nanometals and Complexes in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy. Application of Metals in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Metalloenzymes: Relevance in Biological Systems and Potential Applications. Application of Nanosilver in Nutraceuticals. Regulatory Pathways and Intellectual Property Rights for Metallonutraceuticals. Gold Nanoparticles: A Promising Nanometallic Drug Delivery System with Many Therapeutic Applications. Index.

Yashwant V. Pathak, Ph.D., is currently the associate dean for faculty affairs at the newly launched College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa. With extensive experience in academia and industry, Dr. Pathak has over 120 publications, research papers, abstracts, book chapters, and reviews to his credit. He has also coedited six books on nanotechnology and drug delivery systems, four books on nutraceuticals, and several books on cultural studies. Dr. Pathak is the holder of one patent.Jayant Lokhande, M.D., is an expert in botanical drug product (BDP) and biotechnology business management with integrated economics and regulatory aspects. He has worked for several nutraceuticals companies in the United States and India and has formulated successful strategies for marketing nutraceuticals worldwide. He has significant clinical experience in botanical drugs and the application of nutraceuticals in chronic diseases. He recently started his own company Indus Inc and Indus Extracts in the United States, for which his responsibilities include business analysis, product development, and technical marketing and sales.

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• Concept, Definition, and Need for Metallonutraceuticals. Roles of Metals in Metabolism. Ethnopharmacology and Ethnomedicine of Metals. Characterization of Metallonutraceuticals. Characterization Bioavailability and Drug Interactions of Metallonutraceuticals. Therapeutic Applications of Nanometals. Metallonanotherapeutics for Neurodegenerative Diseases. Nanometals and Complexes in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy. Application of Metals in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Metalloenzymes: Relevance in Biological Systems and Potential Applications. Application of Nanosilver in Nutraceuticals. Regulatory Pathways and Intellectual Property Rights for Metallonutraceuticals. Gold Nanoparticles: A Promising Nanometallic Drug Delivery System with Many Therapeutic Applications. Index.