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Chemistry of Natural Products : Phytochemistry and Pharmacognosy of Medicinal Plants / edited by Mayuri Napagoda, Lalith Jayasinghe.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- De Gruyter STEM.
- De Gruyter STEM
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Materia medica, Vegetable.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (234 pages) : illustrations.
- Other Title:
- Chemistry of Natural Products
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin : De Gruyter, 2022.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (De Gruyter, viewed November 25, 2022).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9783110593655
- 3110593653
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