title: Saffron'omics': The challenges of integrating omic technologies.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Bioclues.org, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500072, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: Sameera Sastry
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Panchangam
authors.affiliation: Bioclues.org, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500072, Telangana, India; Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj 4111, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vahedi
authors.affiliation: Bioclues.org, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500072, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: Mohankumar Janardhan
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Megha
authors.affiliation: Bioclues.org, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500072, Telangana, India; Advanced Center for Computational & Applied Biotechnology, Uttarakhand Council for Biotechnology, Dehradun 248007, India.
authors.forename: Anuj
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Bioclues.org, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500072, Telangana, India; Department of Applied Mathematics, the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda 390002, Gujarat.
authors.forename: Kaamini
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Raithatha
authors.affiliation: Bioclues.org, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500072, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: Raithatha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suravajhala
authors.affiliation: Bioclues.org, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500072, Telangana, India.
authors.forename: Pratap
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reddy
keywords: Genomics; Medicinal value; Systems Biology; Therapeutics