Bioactive Compounds in Edible Flowers

Hosakatte Niranjana Murthy was professor at the Postgraduate Department of Botany, Karnatak University, Dharwad, India, where he has served in several positions. He has a PhD from the same university. Apart from teaching experience in the area of plant biotechnology, Prof. Murthy is the recipient of various prestigious fellowships including, Brian Pool Fellowship (awarded by Korean Society of Science and Technology, and National Research Foundation, South Korea), visiting fellowship (awarded by Korean Science and Engineering Foundation, South Korea), Commonwealth Postdoctoral Fellowship (awarded by Korean Association of Commonwealth Universities, UK) and Prof. Raja Ramanna Chair (awarded by Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India). He has completed more than 15 research projects funded by various agencies and supervised 22 PhD students. Prof. Murthy has published 330 research articles in international peer-reviewed journals with high impact factors. His research has been cited more than 7600 times by fellow researchers and his H-index (Hirsch Index) of 45 as recorded by Scopus. Prof. Murthy is currently a Research Professor, Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India.

• Preface. PART I: INTRODUCTORY ARTICLES. 1. Edible Flowers: An Updated Review on Nutritional Composition, Phytochemicals, and Biological Activities. 2. Phytochemicals and Biological Activities of Mexican Edible Flowers. PART II: SPECIFIC EDIBLE FLOWERS. 3. Phytochemicals and Biological Activities of Flowers of Clitoria ternatea (Butterfly Pea). 4. Phytochemicals and Biological Activities of Flowers of Chrysanthemum. 5. Phytochemicals and Biological Activities of Flowers of Cucurbita moschata (Pumpkin). 6. Phytochemicals and Biological Activities of Flowers of Cucurbita Species. 7. Phytochemicals and Biological Activities of Flowers of Dahlia. 8. Phytochemicals and Biological Activities of Flowers of Diplotaxis Species (Wall-rocket). 9. Phytochemicals and Biological Activities of Flowers of Hibiscus x Rosa-sinensis (Chinese Rose). 10. Chemistry and Biological Activities of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Flowers. 11. Phytochemicals and Biological Activities of Flowers of Lavandula Species (Lavender). 12. Phytochemicals and Biological Activities of Flowers of Oxalis Pes-caprae. 13. Phytochemicals and Biological Activities of Damask Rose (Rosa damascena Mill.) Flowers. 14. Phytochemicals and Biological Activities of Flowers of Crocus sativa L. (Saffron). 15. Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Flowers of Calendula. 16. Phytochemicals and Biological Activities of Flowers of Thymus vulgaris (Thyme). PART III: EXTRACTION AND APPLICATIONS. 17. Extraction Strategies for Bioactive Compounds Recovery from Edible Flowers. Index.