ISSN: 2153-0637
CSIR, National Botanical Research Institute, Plant Transgenic Laboratory, India
Dr. Indraneel Sanyal is a biotechnologist who researches in the area of agriculture, functional genomics and stress biology. He works as Principal Scientist in Plant Transgenic Laboratory at CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute Lucknow, India that encompasses different disciplines including Plant Tissue Culture, Plant Transformation, Functional Genomics, Cell and Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering. Indraneel has a basic background in biotechnology of grain legumes and possesses more than 16 years research experience in agricultural research.
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