Camptothecin and Camptothecin Producing Plants: Botany, Chemistry, Anticancer Activity and Biotechnology

Camptothecin and Camptothecin Producing Plants: Botany, Chemistry, Anticancer Activity and Biotechnology provides updated information on camptothecin yielding plants, chemical diversity of camptothecin, extraction and exploitation methods, biosynthesis, biotechnological production and enhancement for drug delivery, and the pharmacological properties of the drugs. The book focuses on camptothecin anticancer properties based on recent developments of biotechnology. Topics emphasize anticancer activities, biosynthesis, potent derivatives currently undergoing experimental phases, and biotechnological methods to enhance the production. This book is a valuable source for cancer researchers, oncologists, biotechnologists, pharmacologists and members of the biomedical field who are interested in camptothecin and its applicability in cancer treatment.

Provides information on camptothecin producing plants and their anticancer properties for the development of new treatmentsDiscusses new applications of camptothecin based on recent biotechnology advancementsPresents comprehensive information on the pharmacology of camptothecin for leveraging new anticancer drugs developments

1. Cancer biology and other disorders: beneficial role of camptothecin and novel derivatives
2. Camptothecin: chemistry, biosynthesis, analogs, and chemical synthesis
3. Camptothecin and analogs: role in anticancer activities
4. Botany of camptothecin-yielding plants
5. Propagation of camptothecin biosynthesizing plants
6. In vitro camptothecin production from plants: prospects and challenges
7. Biomining of camptothecin producing plants through molecular techniques
8. Endophytes and camptothecin production