Handbook of Natural Bioactive Compounds: Extraction, Isolation and Identification (De Gruyter Reference)

Natural bioactive compounds have a wide range of therapeutic potential. They are the basis for many life-saving drugs and have the potential to treat and manage a variety of diseases. Handbook of Natural Bioactive Compounds provides a broad overview of techniques for the extraction, isolation, and identification of bioactive compounds from natural sources, such as plants, marine organisms and microorganisms.

Dr. Rakesh K. Sindhu: Professor and HOD, School of Pharmacy, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is involved in research regarding Pharmacological Evaluation of herbal drugs/ products, Nanoformulation development and evaluation, standardization of herbal products and Phytochemical screening. Presently, he is guiding 07 Ph.D. students and two students has completed their PhD under his guidance. He has filed 25 patents and 06 patents have been granted. He had published more than 100 papers in reputed journals and presented papers in 15 international and 30 national conferences. Cumulative impact factor is more than 100. He is actively involved in reviewing research papers of well repute journals and member and serving as editorial broad member for national and international journals during 16 years of experience in academics and research. He has published 8 books and 25 books chapters with international publishers (Elsevier, Wiley, Springer, Taylor Francis, Jenny Stanford and Scrivener etc.).

Prof. Sumitra Singh is working as a Dean in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Jambheshwer University Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana, India. She has completed her B. Pharm. and M. Pharmacy from University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Panjab University Chandigarh and her Ph. D from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Jambheshwer University Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana. She has a long illustrious academic career of more than twenty years. Professor Singh’s outstanding career comprising of teaching, research and service to her profession. She has guided several Ph.D and PG students. She is the recipient of many awards and prizes for her contribution to research and society. She is the life member of Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) and India Pharmaceutical Association (IPA). Her major fields of research are Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Phytopharmaceuticals, Plant tissue culture, Novel Herbal formulations, Herbal Nano-formulation and New drug Discovery through Herbal Drug Research. She has been consistently working on the variety of diverse research projects. She has authored two books, has filed number of patents, published more than seventy quality research papers in peer reviewed journals and presented many research papers in national and international conferences.

Dr. Dinesh Kumar obtained his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Science from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India. He has total experience of 20 years in teaching and research. He has also worked as ICMR-DHR International Research Fellow at Department of Pharmacology & Biochemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, ISRAEL from Jan 1, 2020 to Oct. 22, 2020 on a project 'Developing nanopharmulations of natural substances and pharmacological evaluation". He is presently serving as an Associate Professor & Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh. His research interests are focused on Ethnopharmacology of medicinal Plants and standardization of herbal formulations. He has around 80 papers to his credit published in the journals of national & International repute. In 2023, he has been selected as Member, Scientific Panel on Labelling and claims by Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI), New Delhi. He is a reviewer for various International Scientific Journals. His H-index is 27 and i-10 index is 46 with total citation 3044.