Plant Bioactives and Drug Discovery : Principles, Practice, and Perspectives

Plant Bioactives and Drug Discovery : Principles, Practice, and Perspectives / edited by Valdir Cechinel Filho.

"An in-depth exploration of the applications of plant bioactive metabolites in drug research and development. Highlighting the complexity and applications of plant bioactive metabolites in organic and medicinal chemistry, Plant Bioactives and Drug Discovery: Principles, Practice, and Perspectiv...

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Other Authors: Cechinel-Filho, Valdir
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2012.
Series:Wiley series in drug discovery and development.
Subjects:
Materia medica, Vegetable.
Plant bioactive compounds.
Medicinal plants.
Drug development.
Plant extracts.
Pharmaceutical chemistry.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Herbal Medications.
Drug development
Materia medica, Vegetable
Medicinal plants
Pharmaceutical chemistry
Plant bioactive compounds
Plant extracts
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Table of Contents:
  • Natural products in drug discovery : recent advances / Gordon M. Cragg, Paul G. Grothaus, David J. Newman
  • Modern approaches in the search for new active compounds from crude extracts of natural sources / Emerson F. Queiroz, Kurt Hostettmann, Jean-Luc Wolfender
  • Natural products as lead compounds in medicinal chemistry / Eliezer J. Barreiro, Carlos A.M. Fraga and Lidia M. Lima
  • The importance of structural manipulation of natural compounds in drug discovery and development / Arturo San Feliciano [and others]
  • The action of plants and their constituents on the central nervous system / Fulvio R. Mendes [and others]
  • The role of natural products in discovery of new anti-infective agents with emphasis on antifungal compounds / Maximiliano Sortino [and others]
  • Antiulcer agents from higher plants / Luiz C. Klein-Junior, José R. Santin and Sérgio F. de Andrade
  • Recent progress in the chemistry and biology of paclitaxel (Taxol) and related taxanes / Jun Qi, Jielu Zhao and David G.I. Kingston
  • Cancer chemopreventive activity of higher plants / A. Douglas Kinghorn [and others]
  • Medicinal plants and pharmaceutical technology / Ruth M. Lucinda da Silva, Angélica G. Couto and Tania M.B. Bresolin
  • Natural products in clinical trials / Sigrun Chrubasik
  • The influence of biotic and abiotic factors on the production of secondary metabolites in medicinal plants / Dayana R. Gouveia, Leonardo Gobbo-Neto and Norberto P. Lopes
  • Production of bioactives compounds : the importance of Pictet-Spengler reaction in the XXI century / Pilar Menendez [and others]
  • Screening methods for drug discovery from plants / Alan L. Harvey
  • Phytotherapeutics: intellectual property rights, global market, and global regulatory guidelines / James D. McChesney, Raymond Cooper and Kip Vought
  • Cooperation between the pharmaceutical industry and academic institutions in drug discovery / Valdir Cechinel Filho, Rivaldo Niero, and Rosendo A. Yunes.

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