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Metabolomics of Medicinal Plants - A Versatile Tool for Standardization of Herbal Products and Quality Evaluation of Ayurvedic Formulations


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1 School of Natural Product Studies, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India
2 School of Life Sciences, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, India
 

Secondary metabolites from plants provide lead molecules for drug development. Metabolomics is a modern omic-technique for comprehensive analysis of phytochemicals. Advances in mass spectrometry (MS) based platforms like GC-MS and LC-MS, helped in separation and identification of several metabolites. Such analysis can be a valuable tool for identifying potential biomolecules from medicinal plants. Despite the potential use, metabolomics data of Indian medicinal plants and spices are extremely limited. Similarly, metabolomic studies on Ayurvedic formulations, e.g. Triphala/Trikatu, are lacking. Our review emphasizes the importance of metabolomics of Indian medicinal plants, crucial for quality evaluation and scientific validation of herbal products.

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Metabolomics, Medicinal Plants, Metabolite Profiling, New Molecules, Quality Evaluation.
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Authors

Pulok K. Mukherjee
School of Natural Product Studies, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India
Ranjit K. Harwansh
School of Natural Product Studies, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India
Shiv Bahadur
School of Natural Product Studies, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India
Sayan Biswas
School of Natural Product Studies, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India
Lalitha N. Kuchibhatla
School of Life Sciences, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, India
Sarada D. Tetali
School of Life Sciences, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, India
A. S. Raghavendra
School of Life Sciences, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, India

Abstract


Secondary metabolites from plants provide lead molecules for drug development. Metabolomics is a modern omic-technique for comprehensive analysis of phytochemicals. Advances in mass spectrometry (MS) based platforms like GC-MS and LC-MS, helped in separation and identification of several metabolites. Such analysis can be a valuable tool for identifying potential biomolecules from medicinal plants. Despite the potential use, metabolomics data of Indian medicinal plants and spices are extremely limited. Similarly, metabolomic studies on Ayurvedic formulations, e.g. Triphala/Trikatu, are lacking. Our review emphasizes the importance of metabolomics of Indian medicinal plants, crucial for quality evaluation and scientific validation of herbal products.

Keywords


Metabolomics, Medicinal Plants, Metabolite Profiling, New Molecules, Quality Evaluation.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv111%2Fi10%2F1624-1630