This book provides a comprehensive reference for various plant bioactive compounds for research and pharmacological significance across the entire spectrum of phytochemical genomics. The book opens with general information on diversity, analysis and genomic basis of phytochemicals, computational approaches, databases for responsible genes, and biosynthetic pathways, and it delves very much into the details behind phytochemical diversity and diverse roles of plant metabolites. The later parts of the book also explore the direct drug discovery and omics approaches including metabolomics,...

A complete desktop reference book on gum olibanum and frankincense. It introduces the species and covers the botany, phytochemistry, propagation, extraction, and pharmacological uses of Boswellia species. Discusses genetic diversity using molecular markers, in vitro propagation and biotechnological aspects, environmental threat.