Drugs of natural origin a textbook of pharmacognosy
Natural materials of plant, microbial or animal origin are an important source of modern drugs. This book deals with such materials with a focus on the pure, pharmacologically active compounds which can be isolated from them. The occurrence, biosynthesis, isolation, chemistry and medical use of the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Sweden
Apotekarsocieteten
1999
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| Edition: | Fourth revised edition |
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Add Tag | Summary: | Natural materials of plant, microbial or animal origin are an important source of modern drugs. This book deals with such materials with a focus on the pure, pharmacologically active compounds which can be isolated from them. The occurrence, biosynthesis, isolation, chemistry and medical use of the compounds are described, as well as semisynthetic derivatives and the use of naturally occurring substances as templates for synthetic drugs. Thoroughly revised since the 3rd edition many chapters have been extended to reflect the increase in knowledge and information now available. This book should be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students of pharmacognosy, pharmacy, medicinal chemistry, phytochemistry, biochemistry and to all those who are interested in natural products |
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| Physical Description: | 551 pages illustrations 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9789186274818 9186274813 |
Textbook of pharmacognosy