Chemistry of Natural Products

Published by De Gruyter 2022

Chemistry of Natural Products

Phytochemistry and Pharmacognosy of Medicinal Plants

Edited by: Mayuri Napagoda and Lalith Jayasinghe

In the series De Gruyter STEM

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110595949

Overview
Contents

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 information

Mayuri Napagoda, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka; Lalith Jayasinghe, National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Sri Lanka.

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
About the editors Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
List of contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Part I: General
1 Medicinal plants as sources of novel therapeutics: the history, present, and future Mayuri Napagoda and D. S. A. Wijesundara Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Plant secondary metabolites as prospective pharmaceuticals and cosmeceuticals Thushara Diyabalanage Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
Part II: Introduction to plant secondary metabolites
3 Plant phenolic compounds Chandani Ranasinghe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
4 Terpenes Kanchana Wijesekera and Aruna S. Dissanayake Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
5 Alkaloids Kanchana Wijesekera and Sewwandi Subasinghe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
6 Saponins K. G. N. P Piyasena and M. M. Qader Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Part III: Specific topics
7 Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of spices and culinary herbs Sathya Sambavathas, Nilupa R Amarasinghe, Lalith Jayasinghe and Yoshinori Fujimoto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
8 Photoprotective potential in medicinal plants Chamika Liyanaarachchi, Mayuri Napagoda, Sanjeeva Witharana and Lalith Jayasinghe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
9 Poisonous plants and their toxic metabolites Mayuri Napagoda Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
10 Quality and safety of herbal medicinal products Mayuri Napagoda Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
11 Advances in extraction and analysis of natural products Jagadeshwar Reddy Thota, Ravi Kumar Maddula, Sukanya Pandeti and Naga Veera Yerra Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Researchers and advanced chemists, pharmacists, industrial chemists, and materials scientists
Pages
- Front matter: 12
- Main content: 222
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 262
- Coloured Illustrations: 6
- Tables: 22
Keywords: Medicinal Plants; Medicinal Chemistry; Pharmaceutical Chemistry.

eBook

Published: April 19, 2022
ISBN: 9783110595949

Paperback

Published: May 3, 2022
ISBN: 9783110595895