Studies in Natural Products Chemistry: Bioactive Natural Products (Part XIII) (Volume 50) (Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Volume 50)

Studies in Natural Products Chemistry: Bioactive Natural Products (Part XIII) is the latest in a series that covers the synthesis or testing and recording of the medicinal properties of natural products, providing cutting-edge accounts of the fascinating developments in the isolation, structure elucidation, synthesis, biosynthesis, and pharmacology of a diverse array of bioactive natural products. Natural products in the plant and animal kingdom offer a huge diversity of chemical structures that are the result of biosynthetic processes that have been modulated over the millennia through genetic effects. With the rapid developments in spectroscopic techniques and accompanying advances in high-throughput screening techniques, it has become possible to quickly isolate and determine the structures and biological activity of natural products, thus opening up exciting opportunities in the field of new drug development to the pharmaceutical industry. Focuses on the chemistry of bioactive natural products Contains contributions by leading authorities in the field Presents sources of new pharmacophores Content: Front Matter Page iii Copyright Page iv Contributors Pages xi-xii Foreword Pages xiii-xiv Preface Pages xv-xvi Atta-ur-Rahman Chapter 1 - Synthesis and Structure–Activity Relations in Allylsulfide and Isothiocyanate Compounds From Garlic and Broccoli Against In Vitro Cancer Cell Growth Pages 1-43 Catherine H. Kaschula, Roger Hunter Chapter 2 - Natural Products as Lead Protein Kinase C Modulators for Cancer Therapy Pages 45-79 Diogo Matias, Cláudia Bessa, M. Fátima Simões, Catarina P. Reis, Lucília Saraiva, Patrícia Rijo Chapter 3 - Plant-Derived Prooxidants as Potential Anticancer Therapeutics Pages 81-129 Alak Manna, Subrata Chattopadhyay, Mitali Chatterjee Chapter 4 - Anticancer and Antineurodegenerative Effects of Ginsenosides Pages 131-158 An-Sik Chung, Kyeong Mee Park Chapter 5 - Role of Phytochemicals in MAPK Signaling Pathway-Mediated Apoptosis: A Possible Strategy in Cancer Chemoprevention Pages 159-178 Sandeep Kaur, Manish Kumar, Satwinderjeet Kaur Chapter 6 - Natural Products as Cathepsin Inhibitors Pages 179-213 Andreu Vidal-Albalat, Florenci V. González Chapter 7 - Endemic Plants of Italy and Their Peculiar Molecular Pattern Pages 215-247 Armandodoriano Bianco, Anna Maria Serrilli, Alessandro Venditti, Valentina Petitto, Mauro Serafini Chapter 8 - From Natural Products to Drugs: Glyco- and Lipoglycopeptides, a New Generation of Potent Cell Wall Biosynthesis Inhibitors Pages 249-297 Stefano Biondi, Elena Chugunova, Mauro Panunzio Chapter 9 - CH Bond Activation as a Powerful Tool in the Construction of Biologically Active Nitrogen-Containing Heterocycles Pages 299-340 Qitao Tan, Bin Xu Chapter 10 - Isolation, Bioactivity, and Synthesis of Nagelamides Pages 341-371 Jayanta Das, Manojkumar Bhandari, Carl J. Lovely Chapter 11 - Nutraceuticals Neuroprotect Naturally: Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Stroke and Major Depressive Disorder Pages 373-397 Zareen Amtul, Atta-ur-Rahman Chapter 12 - Nanotechnology-Based Approach for Enhanced Bioavailability and Stability of Tea Polyphenols—A Review Pages 399-410 Ravi Theaj Prakash Upputuri, Karikalan Kulandaivelu, Abul Kalam Azad Mandal Subject Index Pages 411-417 The Studies in Natural Products Chemistry series is a valuable source for researchers and engineers working in natural product and medicinal chemistry. Studies in Natural Products Chemistry Volume 31: Indices Part A encompasses the contents of the previous 30 volumes published in the Studies in Natural Products series. To make searching easier, the book is divided into four separate indices: Cumulative General Subject Index; Cumulative Organic Synthesis Index; Cumulative Pharmacological Activity Index and; Cumulative Biological Source Index, allowing readers to easily locate required information. This volume and the series remain an important addition to any library. * Encompasses the contents of the previous 30 volumes published in the Studies in Natural Products series * The book is divided into four separate indices: Cumulative General Subject Index; Cumulative Organic Synthesis Index; Cumulative Pharmacological Activity Index and; Cumulative Biological Source Index * An important addition to any library "Natural products in the plant and animal kingdom offer a huge diversity of chemical structures that are the result of biosynthetic processes that have been modulated over the millennia through genetic effects. With the rapid developments in spectroscopic techniques and accompanying advances in high-throughput screening techniques, it has become possible to isolate and then determine the structures and biological activity of natural products rapidly, thus opening up exciting opportunities in the field of new drug development to the pharmaceutical industry. This series covers the synthesis or testing and recording of the medicinal properties of natural products, providing cutting edge accounts of the fascinating developments in the isolation, structure elucidation, synthesis, biosynthesis and pharmacology of a diverse array of bioactive natural products"--OCLC