Studies in Natural Products Chemistry

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-0-444-64181-6
Verlag: ELSEVIER

Buch, Englisch, Band 60, 540 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 889 g

Reihe: Studies in Natural Products Ch

Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Volume 60 covers the synthesis, 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. With the rapid developments in spectroscopic techniques and accompanying advances in high-throughput screening techniques, it has become possible to rapidly isolate and determine the structures and biological activity of natural products, thus opening up exciting opportunities in the field of new drug development in the pharmaceutical industry.

Zielgruppe

Natural product chemists, medicinal chemists, pharmacologists as well as academic and industry researchers

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein Pharmazeutische Chemie, Medizinische Chemie
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Organische Chemie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Metabolic Syndrome: Preventive Effects of Dietary Flavonoids
2. An Overview of Synthetic and Semisynthetic Flavonoid Derivatives and Analogues: Perspectives in Drug Discovery
3. Therapeutic Potentials of the Most Studied Flavonoids: Highlighting Antibacterial and Antidiabetic Functionalities
4. Synthesis of N-Linked Carbaoligosaccharides: Total Synthesis of Antibiotic Validamycins and Related Compounds
5. Siderophores: Amazing Metabolites of Microorganisms
6. Sources, Chemistry and Biological Potential of Ellagitannins and Ellagic Acid Derivatives
7. Antigenotoxic Potential of Some Dietary Non-phenolic Phytochemicals
8. In Vitro Biosynthesis of Polyphenols in the Presence of Elicitors and Upregulation of Genes of the Phenylpropanoid Pathway in Plantago ovata
9. Role Phytochemicals Play in the Activation of Antioxidant Response Element (ARE) and Phase II Enzymes and Their Relation to Cancer Progression and Prevention
10. Chemical Diversification of Natural Product Extracts
11. Endophytic Actinomycetes in the Biosynthesis of Bioactive Metabolites: Chemical Diversity and the Role of Medicinal Plants
12. Lichens as a Promising Source of Unique and Functional Small Molecules for Human Health and Well-Being
13. Bee Venom Composition: From Chemistry to Biological Activity
14. Natural Products Applied to Antimicrobial Coatings

Über Autor(innen)

Renowned scientist Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman was appointed as the chairman of United Nations' committee on Science, Technology and Innovation in March 2016. Formerly 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, he was 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. A leading scientist, he also has over 930 publications to his name in several fields of organic chemistry.