Nanotechnology and In Silico Tools

Natural Remedies and Drug Discovery

Mital Kaneria, Kalpna Rakholiya

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9780443154577
• eBook ISBN: 9780443154584
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Pharmacology

Nanotechnology and In Silico Tools: Natural Remedies and Drug Discovery provides the latest information and updates in the area of drug discovery. It covers aspects like nanomedicines, bioinformatics, molecular docking, molecular modeling, QSAR, virtual screening and computational chemistry as well as metabolomics research using various tools. The drug discovery process accelerates the design of new leads for various life-threatening diseases and natural medicines. Silico tools have been an integral part of the drug discovery process, playing a major role as a template for drug discovery and offering a holistic approach to better management of various diseases. Nanotechnology and In Silico Tools: Natural Remedies and Drug Discovery combines the principles of natural medicines with refined modern technology to help chemists in the development of a more ecofriendly, and effective discovery process. - Combines principles of natural medicines with refined modern technology - Provides the latest updates on drug discovery - Covers technologies for synthetic products that can be applied for the investigation of plant-derived natural remedies

Table of contents

• Nanotechnology and In Silico Tools
• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• List of contributors
• Chapter 1 Green route synthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) and their applications
• Chapter 2 Biological synthesis of nanoparticles
• Chapter 3 Recent trends of viral nanotechnology
• Chapter 4 Biological synthesis of nanoparticles from selected medicinal plants
• Chapter 5 Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles, characterization techniques and biological activities
• Chapter 6 Synergistic effects of plant extracts and nanoparticles for therapy
• Chapter 7 Biogenically efficient production and characterization of silver nanoparticles using the marine fungus Hamigera terricola along with their antimicrobial and antioxidative efficacy
• Chapter 8 Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their potenial biological applications
• Chapter 9 Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles, characterization and their biological efficacy
• Chapter 10 Evaluation of antimicrobial, antioxidant, and photocatalytic activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized from Parmotrema perlatum
• Chapter 11 Versatile strategies for multifaceted nanoparticle synthesis—An overview
• Chapter 12 A comprehensive review on eco-friendly synthesized gold nanoparticles and its advantages
• Chapter 13 Green synthesis of nanoparticles from Catharantus roseus and study of its therapeutical applications
• Chapter 14 Supercritical solvent-assisted green isolation of naturally occurring therapeutically active nanomaterial—a review
• Chapter 15 In silico studies of phytochemicals of antiviral plants against human papillomavirus-16 E6 Oncoprotein
• Chapter 16 A computational approach to finding novel drug targets and their natural product inhibitors for Aspergillus flavus
• Chapter 17 Virtual screening of natural product as TAM family of RTK inhibitor
• Chapter 18 In silico tools to comprehend legumes-derived bioactive peptides in diabetes and hypertension therapeutics
• Chapter 19 Deciphering the scope of in silico screening of novel natural lead molecules against putative molecular targets of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens
• Chapter 20 A computational approach to identify natural putative inhibitors to combat monkeypox
• Chapter 21 In silico identification of natural product inhibitor for multidrug resistance proteins from selected gram-positive bacteria
• Chapter 22 Virtual screening and molecular docking for the identification of potential antibreast cancer agents targeting estrogen receptor
• Chapter 23 In silico techniques for screening of key secondary metabolites of medicinal plants
• Chapter 24 Comprehensive resources for ligand-based drug discovery
• Chapter 25 Molecular docking of phytochemicals targeting ER, PR, and HER2 receptors as therapeutic sites for breast cancer
• Chapter 26 In silico identification of novel drug target and its natural product inhibitors for herpes simplex virus
• Index