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Serotonin and Melatonin

Their Functional Role in Plants, Food, Phytomedicine, and Human Health

Gokare A. Ravishankar (Dayananda Sagar Institutions, Bangalore, India) Akula Ramakrishna

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CRC Press Inc
16 November 2016
Serotonin and Melatonin: Their Functional Role in Plants, Food, Phytomedicine, and Human Health highlights the significance of the plant sources of serotonin and melatonin in the fields of medicine, agriculture, and food science. Over the last few decades, an enormous amount of research data has been generated on these two neurotransmitters/plant signalers. This book covers topics regarding the occurrence of serotonin and melatonin in medicinal plants and food value plants with their implications for human health, the role of serotonin and melatonin in plant growth development, functions of melatonin and serotonin in the environmental adaptation of plants, and the implications of these molecules in human disorders and treatments. This volume should appeal to scientists and other professionals engaged in basic and applied research on the relevance of serotonin and melatonin to plants, animals, and humans.

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Reviews the global scientific literature and the experimental data of the authors on the occurrence of serotonin and melatonin in medicinal and food value plants and its implications for human health

Explains in detail the role of serotonin and melatonin in plant growth development

Helps in understanding the complex functions of melatonin and serotonin in the environmental adaptation in plants

Discusses the importance of the development of transgenic plants with high amounts of serotonin and melatonin.

Describes the current understanding of serotonin and melatonin in human disorders, and also their relevance in the treatment of specific health conditions.

Written by acknowledged experts from across the world
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Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 178mm,  Spine: 36mm
Weight:   1.564kg
ISBN:   9781498739054
ISBN 10:   1498739059
Pages:   574
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Further / Higher Education ,  Primary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Gokare A. Ravishankar, Akula Ramakrishna

Reviews for Serotonin and Melatonin: Their Functional Role in Plants, Food, Phytomedicine, and Human Health

"""Despite the book’s size, the editors and publisher have kept the text accessible by adhering to a common format throughout. Each review chapter was written to stand alone and all 36 chapters include lists of contents and abbreviations, abstract, keywords, and reference section in addition to the main text. The book is organized logically, beginning with basic information about discoveries and derivations of serotonin and melatonin, continuing with contemporary approaches for detecting these two indoleamines, and ending with prevailing hypotheses and future directions for basic and applied research into linkages between plants and human health. The editors appear to have accomplished their stated aim, namely, to consolidate existing understanding of serotonin and melatonin biosynthesis."" -- Wendy L. Applequist, Book Review Editor for Economic Botany. ""This is a very nice and attractive book that tries to bring the current understanding and developments in serotonin and melatonin biosynthesis, their role in environmental adaptation in plants, and their levels in food and medicinal plants and from dietary sources to human health. All these aspects have been fully described in this book. […] The 36 chapters were written by many experts and researchers in this ¿eld. This is an excellent textbook, is very useful, and could attract a huge number of scientists. It is very organized and well written. I would like to recommend this textbook for di¿erent audiences including scientists, researchers, academicians, and professionals who are involved in plant and/or animal sciences."" -- Samir A. Ross, American Chemical Society and American Society of Pharmacognosy"


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