Journal of Glycomics & Lipidomics
Open Access
ISSN: 2153-0637
ISSN: 2153-0637
School of Chemical Engineering and Physical Sciences, Phagwara-144411, Punjab, India
Anil Kumar is a researcher working at National Botanical Research Institute, Plant Transgenic Laboratory, Lucknow, India. His area of expertise is PCR,Cell Culture,Gel Electrophoresis,DNA,DNA Extraction,Cloning,Electrophoresis. He has served as an peer-reviewed editor for several reputed journals and also published several research papers in the international journals.
Research Article
The Artemisia Genus: A Review on Traditional Uses, Phytochemical Constituents, Pharmacological Properties and Germplasm Conservation
Author(s): Bhupendra Koul, Pooja Taak, Anil Kumar, Taslimahemad Khatri and Indraneel Sanyal*
Artemisia, being the largest and widely distributed genus of the plant family Asteraceae encompasses more than 400 species. Some popular species are reported to possess several medicinal properties owing to the rich phytochemical diversity. Altogether, eight thirty-nine chemical constituents including volatile and non-volatile compounds in these species are listed together with their references. These have been categorized into phenylpropanoids, flavonoids, terpenes, sterols, lignans, phenolics, fatty acids, fatty esters hydrocarbons and miscellaneous compounds, many of which are responsible for various biological activities such as analgesic, anti-parasitic, anti-inflammatory, hypolipidemic, antinociceptive, anti-microbial, anti-oxidant, hepato-protective, antiulcerogenic, anti-malarial, anti-leishmanial, anti-cancer, anti-tumor, anti-diabetic, anticonvulsant, anti-promastigote, anti.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2153-0637.1000142