Studies in Natural Products Chemistry: Bioactive Natural Products (Part K)

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Atta-ur Rahman
Elsevier, Jan 21, 2005 - Science - 978 pages
Many aspects of basic research programmes are intimately related to natural products. With articles written by leading authorities in their respective fields of research, Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Volume 30 presents current frontiers and future guidelines for research based on important discoveries made in the field of bioactive natural products. It is a valuable source for researchers and engineers working in natural product, and medicinal chemistry.

* Describes the chemistry of bioactive natural products
* Contains contributions by leading authorities in the field
* A valuable source for researchers and engineers working in natural product, and medicinal chemistry
 

Contents

Two Immunosuppressive and Antitumoral Agents
3
Antitumor and Vascular Physiological Effects of Natural Products
55
AntiObesity Effects of Natural Products
79
Bioactive Phenolic Lipids
111
The Use of Natural Products as Sources of New Analgesic Drugs
191
AcidTreatment of Arylpropanoid and Arylethanoid Derivatives Access to Natural and Synthetic Biologically Active Polyphenols
213
Labiatae Flavonoids and their Bioactivity
233
Biological Activity of Quinones
303
StructureActivity Relationships of Naturally Occurring Active Forms of Vitamin D Analogues
483
Charged Carotenoid Species
515
Bioactive Constituents of the Genus Hernandia
559
Secondary Metabolites and Bioactivity
603
Bio Active Triterpenes and Related Compounds from Celastraceae
635
Biologically Active Substances from the Genus Baccharis L Compositae
703
Host Defensive and Pharmacological Study of Chlorella Vulgaris Strain Ck
761
Pharmacological Activity of New Mu Delta Kappa Receptor Agonists and Antagonists
797

Serotonin 5Hydroxytryptamine and the Etiology of Autism
367
Antiviral Activities of Polysaccharides from Natural Sources
393
Recent Advances in the Chemistry of Bioactive 3DeoxyUlosonic Acids
419
Earthworm Fibrinolytic Enzyme
825
Subject Index
849
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About the author (2005)

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.

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