Studies in Natural Products Chemistry

by Atta-ur Rahman

Overview

Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Volume 83 covers the synthesis or testing and recording of the medicinal properties of natural products, providing cutting-edge accounts of fascinating developments in the isolation, structure elucidation, synthesis, biosynthesis, and pharmacology of a diverse array of bioactive natural products. Natural products in the plant and animal kingdom offer a huge diversity of chemical structures that are the result of biosynthetic processes that have been modulated over the millennia through genetic effects. With the rapid developments in spectroscopic techniques and accompanying advances in high-throughput screening techniques, it has become possible to isolate and then determine the structures and biological activity of natural products rapidly, thus opening up exciting opportunities in the field of new drug development to the pharmaceutical industry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780444634603
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	01/21/2015
Series:	Studies in Natural Products Chemistry , #44
Pages:	552
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 6.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Atta-ur-Rahman, Professor Emeritus, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry and Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research), University of Karachi, Pakistan, was the Pakistan Federal Minister for Science and Technology (2000-2002), Federal Minister of Education (2002), and Chairman of the Higher Education Commission with the status of a Federal Minister from 2002-2008. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of London (FRS) and an UNESCO Science Laureate. He is a leading scientist with more than 1283 publications in several fields of organic chemistry.

Table of Contents

1. The Potential of Natural Products for the suppression of SARS-CoV-2 replication
2. Anticancerous Sulfides from Onion, Welsh Onion and Garlic
3. Clinically Tested Marine Mollusk-Derived Anticancer Agents: Chemico-Pharmacological Aspects
4. Structural Studies of Enzymes Utilized for the Stereoselective Biosynthesis of D-Cycloserine
5. Ligaria cuneifolia (R. ET P.) Tiegh. (loranthaceae), the “argentine mistletoe”: an old remedy for modern diseases
6. Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester (CAPE): An Active Component of Propolis: A Review on its Therapeutic Potentials
7. Natural Compounds as Therapeutic Agents: Addressing Global Health Challenges
8. An Approach Throughout In Vitro Studies on Natural Compounds as a-Glucosidase Inhibitors: A Review
9. Natural Products Exhibiting Anti-obesity Effects in Dogs and Cats
10. Bacteriocins incorporated into edible films and coatings: A sustainable approach to enhance food preservation
11. Phytochemicals as Alternatives of Antibiotics in Modulation of Gut Microbiota
12. Pharmacological Potential of Cyanobacteria Secondary Metabolites
13. Effect of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Phenolics on Gut Health and Gut-brain Axis
14. Traditional Use of Dracaena Cinnabari, Importance of Its Resin, Bioactivity Study of Isolated Chemical Structures

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As an essential resource for researchers and engineers working in natural products and medicinal chemistry, this book presents current frontiers and future guidelines for research based on important discoveries made in the field of bioactive natural products

Editorial Reviews

"...each chapter is well-written and extensively referenced."--JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY "...is a valuable collection of recent synthetic endeavors for organic chemists who find the strategy and execution of a total synthesis appealing and interesting."--JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY "... The chapters are well-written, have good, clear structures, and the final products reflect a characteristically well produced volume."-- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY "...the chapters are impressively up-to-date, with many literature references."-- FITOTERAPIA

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