Overview

This volume contains a number of articles on natural products isolated from terrestrial and marine sources with comprehensive discussions on bioactive aspects. The articles, which are written by eminent authorities in their respective fields, should trigger further research in developing new pharmacophores against various diseases. The volume will be of wide interest to phytochemists, medicinal chemists and pharmacologists working in universities and industry.

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Author:   Atta-ur Rahman (International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan) ,  A Rahman
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Elsevier Science Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 5.70cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   1.840kg
ISBN:  

9780444506061

ISBN 10:   0444506063
Pages:   924
Publication Date:   03 November 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Microbial models of mammalian metabolism, Sampangines, (K.Y. Orabi); Ansamycin antibiotics discovery, classification, biosynthesis and biological activities, (S. Funayama, G.A. Cordell). (1-3, 1-6)-B-D-Glucans of yeasts and fungi and their biological activity, (G. Kogan); Organic chemistry and biological activity of metabolites derived from marine sea plumes, pseudopterogorgia species of gorgonian octacorals, (E. Katz, M. Adamczeski); Bioactive secondary metabolites from Okinawan sponges and tunicates, (J. Kobayashi, M. Ishibashi); Aromatic alkaloids from ascidians, (B.F. Bowden); Bioactive quassinoids, (M. Okano, N. Fukamiya, K.H. Lee); Coumarins, the bioactive structures with antifungal property, (S. Sardari, S. Nishibe, M. Daneshtalab); Chemical and biological perspectives of ellagitannin oligomers from medicinal plants, (T. Yoshida, T. Hatano, H. Ito, T. Okuda); Recent studies on the chemistry and biological activities of the organosulfur compounds of garlic (Allinum sativum), (A. Kamel, M. Saleh); Chemistry of some natural products of biological interest, (S.M. Mahato); Bioactive constituents of the family Dipterocarpaceae, (E. Seo, A.D. Kinghorn).;The veratrum alkaloids: natural tools for studying embryonic development, (W. Gaffield); Chemical and biological evaluation of genus Teucrium, (A. Ulubelen, G. Topcu, U. Sonmez); Ethnobotanical used of celastracae, Bioactive metabolites, (A.G. Gonzalez, I.L. Bazzocchi, L. Moujir, I.A. Jimenez); Antioxidant phenolic metabolites from fruit and vegetables and changes during postharvest storage and processing, (F.A. Tomas-Barberan, F. Ferreres, M.I. Gil); Phytochemistry of the Zingiberaceae, (O. Pancharoen, U. Prawat, P. Tuntiwachwuttikul).

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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 930 publications in several fields of organic chemistry.

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