Studies in Natural Products Chemistry: Volume 57

ISBN-13: 9780444640574 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 488 str.

Atta-Ur-Rahman

Spis treści

1. Naturally occurring cyclobutanes: Their biological significance and synthesis 2. Broad-spectrum health protection of extra virgin olive oil compounds 3. Synthesis of cardiac steroids and their role on heart failure and cancer 4. Phenolic derivatives from medicinal herbs and plant extracts: Anticancer effects and synthetic approaches to modulate biological activity 5. Oligosaccharides from colostrum and dairy by-products: Determination, enrichment and healthy effects 6. Curcumin from turmeric as an adjunct drug? 7. Isolation and characterization of phenolic compounds from selected foods of plant origin using modern spectroscopic approaches 8. Fungal natural products focused on combating helminthiases 9. Phytochemistry, ethnomedicine and pharmacology of Acacia 10. Natural products with quorum quenching-independent antivirulence properties 11. Natural bioactive molecules with antidiabetic attributes: Insights into structure-activity relationships 12. Olea Europaea as potential source of bioactive compounds for diseases prevention 13. y-Aminobutyric acid (Gaba): Biosynthesis, role, commercial production and applications

O autorze

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.