Natural products : essential resources for human survival / editors, Yi-Zhun Zhu ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zhu, Yi-Zhun.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biological products.

Natural products.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (471 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Jersey : World Scientific, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An ideal text for the natural product scientist looking for new techniques in research, this volume comprises the latest information on natural/plant resources. The comprehensive chapters cover the chemistry and pharmacology of a range of natural products - from Chinese herbal medicine to tea extracts, microbes to marine sponges, and the latest technologies to enhance the synthesis, isolation and purification of bioactive herbal compounds from these products. Adding additional value to the book are chapters on new tools in information technology that can greatly facilitate the research of natu

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Note from the Editors; Phytonutrients - The Natural Drugs of the Future Tracy Gibbs; Research on the Supercritical CO2 Extraction of Xinyang MaoJian Tea Liu Zhongdong, Yang Jing, Liu Peng, Chen Zhaotan and Meng Qinghua; Applications of RNAi Technology Daina Lim, George W Yip and Boon-Huat Bay; Enhancing Bioactive Molecules in Medicinal Plants M Z Abdin; Biotransformation of Taxanes from Cell Cultures of Taxus sp Jungui Dai, Dean Guo, Masayoshi Ando and Lin Yang; Biotransformation of Terpenes and Steroids by Fungi Paul B Reese

Rapid Analysis of Triterpenoid Saponins in Plant Extract Using ESI-MS"" and LC-MS"" Bin Li, Zeper Abliz, Meijun Tang, Guangmiao Fu and Shishan YuHPLC-MS Analysis of Phenolic Constituents of Phyllanthus Amarus Guangying Chen, Guoyuan Zhu, Guoying Li and Wangfun Fong; Structure Elucidation of Norditerpene Alkaloids from Ranunculaceae Species Peter Forgo, Katalin E Kover and Judit Hohmann; Quantitative Detection of Isoflavones in the Extract of Red Clover by HPLC/ESI-MS Zhang Guifeng, Liu Tao and Su Zhiguo

Measurement of Bioactive Constituents in Traditional Chinese Medicines by CE with Electrochemical Detection Gang Chen and Xiaohong ChenChemical Constituents of Aegiceras corniculatum Zhang Daojing, Zhang Si, Wu Jun and Yang Jin; Norditerpenoids from the Soft Coral Nephthea chabroli Wei-Hun Zhang, Kevin Pan and Chun-Tao Che; The Metabolites of the Mangrove Fungus Xylaria sp (2508) Zhi-gang She, Yong-cheng Lin, Zhi-yong Guo, Xiong-yu Wu and Yan Huang; Phytochemical Evaluation of Polyherbal Formulations Using HPTLC Milind S Bagul and M Rajani

Application of Chromatographic Fingerprint to Quality Control for Clematis chinensis Zhi Zeng and Jiuwei TengThe Bioactive Pigments from Marine Bacteria Pseudomonas sp Hou-Jin Li, Wen-Jim Lan, Chuang-Hua Cai, Yi-Pin Zhou and Yong-Cheng Lin; Bioactive Natural Products from Marine Sponges Shixiang Bao, Biwen Wu and Huiqin Huang; Anti-Inflammatory and Neurotrophic Alkaloids from Higher Plants and Fungi Matthias Hamburger

Effects of Bovine Kidney Heparan Sulphate and Shark Cartilage Chondroitin-6-Sulphate on Palatal Fibroblast Activities George W Yip, Xiao-Hui Zou, Weng-Chiong Foong, Tong Cao, Boon-Huat Bay and Hong-WeInhibition of Aflatoxin Biosynthesis in Aspergillus Flavus by Phenolic Natural Products Russell J Molyneux, Noreen Mahoney, Jong H Kim and Bruce C Campbell; Effects of the Cultured Cordyceps Exopolysaccharide Fraction (Epsf) on Some Parameters of Mouse Immune Function In Vivo and In Vitro Wei-yun Zhang, Jin-yu Yang, Jia-ping Chen, Pei-hua Shi and Li-Juan

Lactobacillus rhamnosus Induces Differential Anti-proliferative Responses and Interleukin-6 Expression Levels in SV-40 and Malignant Uroepithelial Cells Ying-Jing Yong, Ratha Mahendran, Yuan-Kun Lee a

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611121440

9781281121448

1281121444

9789812707444

9812707441

OCLC:

476099368