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Chemistry of Natural Products
Phytochemistry and Pharmacognosy of Medicinal Plants
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Edited by:
Mayuri Napagoda
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English
Published/Copyright:
2022
About this book
Plants produce secondary metabolites that humans harness for their own benefit. About half of drugs currently in clinical use are based on these chemicals found in nature. Chemistry of Natural Products covers secondary metabolites present in medicinal plants and their biosynthesis, biological activities, and isolation and separation techniques. This book is ideal for researchers in the areas of biochemistry, medicine, and pharmacology.
- Covers all aspects of medicinal plant research
- Explains biosynthetic pathways for chemists
- Special emphasis on future trends
- Discusses poisonous plants and their metabolites
Author / Editor information
Mayuri Napagoda, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka; Lalith Jayasinghe, National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Sri Lanka.
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Frontmatter
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About the editors
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Preface
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Contents
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List of contributors
XI - Part I: General
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1 Medicinal plants as sources of novel therapeutics: the history, present, and future
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2 Plant secondary metabolites as prospective pharmaceuticals and cosmeceuticals
19 - Part II: Introduction to plant secondary metabolites
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3 Plant phenolic compounds
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4 Terpenes
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5 Alkaloids
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6 Saponins
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7 Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of spices and culinary herbs
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8 Photoprotective potential in medicinal plants
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9 Poisonous plants and their toxic metabolites
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10 Quality and safety of herbal medicinal products
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11 Advances in extraction and analysis of natural products
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Index
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eBook published on:
April 19, 2022
eBook ISBN:
9783110595949
Paperback published on:
May 3, 2022
Paperback ISBN:
9783110595895
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
12
Main content:
222
Illustrations:
262
Coloured Illustrations:
6
Tables:
22
Audience(s) for this book
Researchers and advanced chemists, pharmacists, industrial chemists, and materials scientists
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