Studies in Natural Products Chemistry: Volume 60

ISBN-13: 9780444641816 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 540 str.

Atta-Ur-Rahman

Spis treści

1. Metabolic Syndrome: Preventive Effects of Dietary Flavonoids
2. An Overview of Synthetic and Semisynthetic Flavonoid Derivatives and Analogues: Perspectives in Drug Discovery
3. Therapeutic Potentials of the Most Studied Flavonoids: Highlighting Antibacterial and Antidiabetic Functionalities
4. Synthesis of N-Linked Carbaoligosaccharides: Total Synthesis of Antibiotic Validamycins and Related Compounds
5. Siderophores: Amazing Metabolites of Microorganisms
6. Sources, Chemistry and Biological Potential of Ellagitannins and Ellagic Acid Derivatives
7. Antigenotoxic Potential of Some Dietary Non-phenolic Phytochemicals
8. In Vitro Biosynthesis of Polyphenols in the Presence of Elicitors and Upregulation of Genes of  the Phenylpropanoid Pathway in Plantago ovata
9. Role Phytochemicals Play in the Activation of Antioxidant Response Element (ARE) and Phase II Enzymes and Their Relation to Cancer Progression and Prevention
10. Chemical Diversification of Natural Product Extracts
11. Endophytic Actinomycetes in the Biosynthesis of Bioactive Metabolites: Chemical Diversity and the Role of Medicinal Plants
12. Lichens as a Promising Source of Unique and Functional Small Molecules for Human Health and Well-Being
13. Bee Venom Composition: From Chemistry to Biological Activity
14. Natural Products Applied to Antimicrobial Coatings

O autorze

Renowned scientist Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman was appointed as the chairman of United Nations' committee on Science, Technology and Innovation in March 2016. Formerly 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, he was 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. A leading scientist, he also has over 930 publications to his name in several fields of organic chemistry.