Thousands of secondary metabolites are produced by plants to withstand unfavourable environmental conditions and are important molecules for nutraceutical, agro

Modern techniques have been developed to overcome problems associated with the extraction of natural products from plants. These techniques include production o

This book consists of an introductory overview of secondary metabolites, which are classified into four main sections: microbial secondary metabolites, plant se

For the majority of the world’s population, medicinal and aromatic plants are the most important source of life-saving drugs. Biotechnological tools represent