Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reviews Review Faculty Publications- Reviews Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Studies on anti-microbial potential of withania somnifera (l.) dunal and future perspectives: An overview Subject The topic of the resource Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC); Withaferin A; Withania somnifera; Withania somnifera glycoprotein (WSG); Withanolides Description An account of the resource Withania somnifera is a herb of immense ethnopharmacological importance in Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani systems of medicine. Due to its immense therapeutic potential and being an important source of novel withanolides, it has been a subject of immense intrigue among researchers. Apart from its anti-inflammatory, antitumor, anti-stress, antioxidant, immunomodulatory, antidiabetic, sedative and hemopoetic properties, there is mounting evidence for its antimicrobial and antiviral properties too. Various withanolides and steroidal lactones isolated so far are known to have high therapeutic value, but works pertaining to their antimicrobial potential have largely been at the synergistic level. No single withanolide has been characterized as a sole antimicrobial and thus, work in this regard is still in the stage of infancy, except for withanone which has recently shown in silico activity against SARS-COV-2. This review summarizes the elaborate antibacterial, antifungal, antiprotozoal and anti-viral work that has been done so far and casts focus on the limitations, in terms of mechanistic aspects of each. 2021 Society for Biology and Biotechnology. All rights reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource AHMED N.; NAGELLA P. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Vol-22, No. 27-28, pp. 84-97. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Society for Biology and Biotechnology Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85104084690&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=e65a282bcf356af7aed0766ea51a864e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85104084690&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=e65a282bcf356af7aed0766ea51a864e</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 9722025; CODEN: PCBMC Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Review Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant AHMED N., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560 029, India; NAGELLA P., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560 029, India