DNA microarrays in herbal drug research

Natural products are gaining increased applications in drug discovery and development. Being chemically diverse they are able to modulate several targets simultaneously in a complex system. Analysis of gene expression becomes necessary for better understanding of molecular mechanisms. Conventional s...

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Published inEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine Vol. 3; no. 4; pp. 447 - 457
Main Authors Chavan, Preeti, Joshi, Kalpana, Patwardhan, Bhushan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Oxford University Press 01.12.2006
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Summary:Natural products are gaining increased applications in drug discovery and development. Being chemically diverse they are able to modulate several targets simultaneously in a complex system. Analysis of gene expression becomes necessary for better understanding of molecular mechanisms. Conventional strategies for expression profiling are optimized for single gene analysis. DNA microarrays serve as suitable high throughput tool for simultaneous analysis of multiple genes. Major practical applicability of DNA microarrays remains in DNA mutation and polymorphism analysis. This review highlights applications of DNA microarrays in pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenomics, toxicogenomics and quality control of herbal drugs and extracts.
ISSN:1741-427X
1741-4288
DOI:10.1093/ecam/nel075