Chemistry and pharmacology of naturally occurring bioactive compounds. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Goutam Brahmachari.
• Other Names: Brahmachari, Goutam
• Contents: Ch. 1. Chemistry and pharmacology of naturally occurring bioactive compounds : an overview / Goutam Brahmachari -- ch. 2. Impact of solid-supported cyclization-elimination strategies toward the development of natural product inspired molecules in drug discovery research / Dhananjay Kumar [and others] -- ch. 3. Synthesis and biological studies of novel B-Lactams / Bimal K. Banik -- ch. 4. Applications of isatin chemistry in organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry / Girija S. Singh and Zelalem Y. Desta -- ch. 5. Role of organic carbamates in anticancer drug design / Devdutt Chaturvedi -- ch. 6. Rational design of new molecules of biological significance from phenolic constituents of some tropical plants as renewable materials / Vladimir V. Kouznetsov [and others] -- ch. 7. Synthesis and biological activity of promising azole marine products: largazole and neopeltolide / Danilo Davyt and Gloria Serra -- ch. 8. Omega-3 (o-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids / Philip C. Calder -- ch. 9. Structure and biological activity of natural melanin pigments / Krystyna Ste̜pień [and others] -- ch. 10. Recent acquisitions on naturally occurring oxyprenylated secondary plant metabolites / Francesco Epifano and Salvatore Genovese -- ch. 11. Role of curcumin in ameliorating neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer's disease / Sumit Sarkar [and others] -- ch. 12. Plant metabolites : inhibitors of NO production / Marina P. Polovinka and Nariman F. Salakhutdinov -- ch. 13. X-ray structural behavior of some significant bioactive steroids and their chemistry in the crystal packing and related matters / Vivek K. Gupta -- ch. 14. Three-dimensional structure of Xanthones / Lus̕ Gales and Ana M. Damas -- ch. 15. Gambogic acid : a caged prenylated garcinia xanthone: potent anticancer agent of pharmaceutical promise / Goutam Brahmachari -- ch. 16. Neuroplasticity as a new approach to the pathophysiology of depression and the role of antidepressants in inhibiting brain stress-induced changes in brain activity / Gianluca Serafini, Maurizio Pompili, and Paolo Girardi -- ch. 17. Statins : fermentation products for cholesterol control in humans / Vincent Gullo and Arnold L. Demain -- ch. 18. Molecular aspects of fungal bioactive polyketides / Ira Bhatnagar and Se-Kwon Kim -- ch. 19. Marine microalgal metabolites : a promising source of pharmaceuticals / S.W.A. Himaya and Se-Kwon Kim -- ch. 20. Rosmarinic acid : biological, pharmacological, and in vitro plant cell culture approximation / Juan C. Luis [and others] -- ch. 21. Enhancement of natural antioxidants in plants by biosynthetic pathway modulation / Kanakapura K. Namitha and Pradeep S. Negi -- ch. 22. Plant as biofactories of pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals / Dandara R. Muniz [and others].
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxii, 550 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 615.3; Bioactive compounds; Natural products; Bioorganic chemistry; Biological Agents -- chemistry; Biological Agents -- pharmacology; Drug Discovery; MEDICAL -- Pharmacology; Bioactive compounds; Bioorganic chemistry; Natural products; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439891681; 1439891680
• Related ISBNs: 9781439891674
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.