Proteomics Approach Reveals Importance of Herbal Plants in Curing Diseases

Authors

  • Madiha Zaynab College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, PR. China.
  • Mahpara Fatima College of Crop Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, PR. China.
  • Safdar Abbas Department of Biochemistry, Quid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Yasir Sharif College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, Fujian, PR China.
  • Khansa Jamil National Agriculture Research Center Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Almas Ashraf National Agriculture Research Center Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Mehtab Muhammad Aslam College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, PR. China.
  • Ammarah Shabbir College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, Fujian, PR China.
  • Wajiha Batool College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, PR. China.

Keywords:

Drug, Herbal, Medicinal plants, Protein expression.

Abstract

Herbalism (also herbal medicine) is a science that includes curing diseases by using plant derived compounds. Herbal medicine has important role in curing many diseases and it has very long history worldwide. Compared to single constituent dosage medicines, herbal medicines exhibit combined therapeutic action and can increase the risk of cytotoxicity caused by chemotherapeutic treatments. Proteomic techniques have been applied to study the physiology of medicinal plants and their effects on animals to understand the mechanism involved in pharmacological nature of plants. This review focus on the present status of proteomic research on medicinal plants and covers metabolic pathways involved in synthesis of bioactive compounds; pharmacological studies; and proteomics application to indigenous plants in disease curing. Pool of proteomic knowledge in a biological and medicinal context can boost the effective use of medicinal plants.

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Published

2018-08-14

How to Cite

Zaynab, M., Fatima, M., Abbas, S., Sharif, Y., Jamil, K., Ashraf, A., Aslam, M. M., Shabbir, A., & Batool, W. (2018). Proteomics Approach Reveals Importance of Herbal Plants in Curing Diseases. International Journal of Molecular Microbiology, 1(1), 23–28. Retrieved from https://psmjournals.org/index.php/ijmm/article/view/205

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Review Articles

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