Saffron’omics’: The challenges of integrating omic technologies
نویسندگان
1 Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj 4111, Iran
2 Bioclues.org, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500072, Telangana, India
3 Advanced Center for Computational & Applied Biotechnology, Uttarakhand Council for Biotechnology, Dehradun 248007, India
4 Bioclues.org, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500072, Telangana, India
5 Bioclues.org, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500072, Telangana, India and Department of Applied Mathematics, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda 390002, Gujarat
6 Bioclues.org, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500072, Telangana, India
7 Bioclues.org, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500072, Telangana, India
doi
10.22038/ajp.2016.6792چکیده
Saffron is one of the highly exotic spices known for traditional values and antiquity. It is used for home décor besides serving as a colorant flavor and is widely known for medicinal value. Over the last few years, saffron has garnered a lot of interest due to its anti-cancer, anti-mutagenic, anti-oxidant and immunomodulatory properties. Integration of systems biology approaches with wide applications of saffron remains a growing challenge as new techniques and methods advance. Keeping in view of the dearth of a review summarizing the omics and systems biology of saffron, we bring an outline on advancements in integrating omic technologies, the medicinal plant has seen in recent times.
