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Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Volume 48, provides the latest on the use of natural products from the plant and animal kingdom and the ways in which they can offer a huge diversity of chemical structures, which 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 rapidly determine the structures and biological activity of natural products, thus opening up exciting opportunities in the field of new drug development.
The series covers all aspects of the science, along with the synthesis, testing, and recording of the medicinal properties of natural products. With articles written by leading authorities in their respective fields of research, the book presents current frontiers and future guidelines for research based on important discoveries made in the field of bioactive natural products. It is a valuable resource for all those working in natural product and medicinal chemistry.
List of contents
Recent Accomplishments in the Total Synthesis of Natural Products through C - H Functionalization Strategies
V. DOMINGO, J. F. QUILEZ DEL MORAL and A. F. BARRERO
Synthetic Studies toward Nonribosomal Peptides
INDRANIL DUTTAGUPTA, KESHAB CH. GHOSH and SURAJIT SINHA
The Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Flavonoids: Mechanistic Aspects
MARCELO D. CATARINO, OUALID TALHI, AMAL RABAHI, ARTUR M.S. SILVA
and SUSANA M. CARDOSO
Comparative Studies in Relation to the Structure and Biochemical Properties of the Active Compounds in the Volatile and Nonvolatile Fractions of Turmeric (C. Longa) and Ginger (Z. Officinale)
JAMES N. JACOB
7-6-5 Tricarbocyclic Diterpenes: Valparanes, Mulinanes, Cyathanes, Homoverrucosanes and Related Ones
ISIDRO S. MARCOS, ROSALINA F. MORO, ANA GIL-MESON and DAVID DIEZ
Fructooligosaccharides: A Review on their Mechanisms of Action and Effects
GUOCHUANG CHEN, CHAOPIN LI and KAOSHAN CHEN
Psychotria Genus: Chemical Constituents, Biological Activities and Synthetic Studies
ALMIR RIBEIRO DE CARVALHO JUNIOR, MARIO GERALDO DE CARVALHO, RAIMUNDO BRAZ FILHO and IVO JOSE CURCINO VIEIRA
Recent Developments in Natural Product Based Drug Discovery in Tropical Diseases
UMA R. LAL and AMRIT SINGH
Selected Bioactive Natural Products for Diabetes Mellitus
NISHIKANT A. RAUT, PRADIP W. DHORE, SUPRIT D. SAOJI and DADASAHEB M. KOKARE 342
Studies on Prodelphinidins: Isolation, Synthesis, and their Biological Activities
HIDEFUMI MAKABE
Endolichenic Fungi: A Potential Treasure Trove for Discovery of Special Structures and Bioactive Compounds
HAO GAO, JIAN ZOU, JUN LI and HUAN ZHAO
Superfood and Medicines Based on Bioactive Substances Derived from Cyanobacteria
MAGDALENA B. ZARZYCKA, BOZENA FENERT and PAWEL K. ZARZYCKI
Natural Products of Actinobacteria Derived from Marine Organisms
VALLIAPPAN KARUPPIAH, WEI SUN and ZHIYONG LI
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.
Report
"As a reference material, the book is particularly useful for synthetic medicinal chemists and for the classical natural-products chemists who are interested in the recent developments in specific subfields." --ChemMedChem
