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Natural Compounds as Drugs, Volume II 2008th Edition
Author(s): Frank Petersen (Editor), René Amstutz
- Publisher: Birkhäuser
- Publication Date: March 13, 2008
- Edition: 2008th
- Language: English
- Print length: 438 pages
- ISBN-10: 3764385944
- ISBN-13: 9783764385941
Book Description
The use of substances derived from plants, fungi, bacteria and marine organisms has a long tradition in medicine. Together with their derivatives, and synthetic compounds deduced from natural product precursors, they represent a major part of today’s pharmaceutical market.
In molecular biological research, natural products also play an important role as tool compounds in pathway screening and validation of target identification concepts. They provide innovative opportunities in drug discovery, leading to a detailed understanding of biological pathways and revealing the functions of involved enzymes or receptors.
This book highlights the biodiversity-driven approaches which are now of eminent importance in natural products research. It addresses the question why natural products display such a complex chemical information, what makes them often unique and what their characteristics are. Practical questions such as supply of natural substances and production optimization strategies are also covered.
Editorial Reviews
Review
From the reviews:
“This second compilation highlights innovative trends in natural products research. … provide very diverging aspects from molecular biology to practical questions such as production optimization strategies. … This well-designed volume provides reviews of constant quality in the important field of modern drug research written by an international crew of experts. … Figures / schemes (numerous formulas) and tables are useful and well organized. … I recommend this book to anyone interested in modern drug research. It would best be suited for science and industry libraries.” (Eckart Eich, Economic Botany, Vol. 63 (4), 2009)
From the Back Cover
The use of drug substances derived from plants, fungi, bacteria, and marine organisms has a long tradition in medicine. Together with their derivatives, and synthetic compounds deduced from natural product precursors, they represent a major part of today’s pharmaceutical market.
Within the fast developing discipline of molecular biology, natural products also play an important role as tool compounds in pathway screening and validation of target identification concepts. They provide innovative opportunities in drug discovery, leading to a detailed understanding of biological pathways and revealing the functions of involved enzymes or receptors.
This book highlights new trends and aspects in natural products research. It discusses the biodiversity-driven approaches which are now of eminent importance in natural products research, addressing the question why natural products display such a complex chemical information, what makes them often unique and what their characteristics are. Practical questions such as supply of natural substances and production optimization strategies are also covered.
