Studies in Natural Products Chemistry [Hardcover]

Natural products present in the plant and animal kingdom offer a huge diversity of chemical structures, which 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 to the pharmaceutical industry exciting opportunities in the field of new drug development. The series covers all of the above as well as the synthesis, testing and recording of the medicinal properties of natural products.

With articles written by leading authorities in their respective fields of research, Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Volume?46 presents current frontiers and future guidelines for research based on important discoveries made in the field of bioactive natural products. It is a valuable resource for all those working in natural product and medicinal chemistry.

• Focuses on the chemistry of bioactive natural products
• Contains contributions by leading authorities in the field
• Presents sources of new pharmacophores

1. A Review of the Ecological Role of Chemical Defenses in Facilitating Biological Invasion by Marine Benthic Organisms, Bruno Gualberto Lages, Beatriz Grosso Fleury and Joel Christopher
2. Rational Approach to the Design of Bioactive Peptidomimetics: Recent Developments in Opioid Agonist Peptides, Adriano Mollica, Azzurra Stefanucci, Roberto Costante and Victor J. Hruby?
3. Structure-Activity Relationships in the Host-Defense Antimicrobial Peptides Defensins, Himanshu Sharma and Ramakrishanan Nagaraj
4. Developments in the Syntlƒ!