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Synthesis of medicinal agents from plants /

Synthesis of Medicinal Agents from Plants highlights the importance of synthesizing medicinal agents from plants and outlines methods for performing it effectively. Beginning with an introduction to the significance of medicinal plants, the book goes on to provide a historical overview of drug synth...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Tewari, Ashish (Editor ), Tiwari, Supriya (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, 2018.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Intro; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; Dedication; List of Contributors; Biography; Preface; Chapter 1: Significance of medicinal plants in human life; Abstract; 1.1. Historical Importance of Medicinal Plants in Human Society; 1.2. Exploiting Medicinal Plants: Important Drugs Obtained; 1.3. An Overview of Plant-Derived Drug Research; 1.4. Promoting World Wide use of Medicinal Plants; 1.5. Conservation of Medicinal Plants; Chapter 2: Drug synthesis from natural products: a historical overview and future perspective; Abstract; 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. Natural Products in Folklore as a Source of Medicine: A Historical Perspective2.3. Role of Modern Science and Technological Innovations in the Development of Novel Drug Compounds; 2.4. Conclusion; Conflict of Interest; Acknowledgments; Chapter 3: Substituting medicinal plants through drug synthesis; Abstract; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Important Constituents of Medicinal Plants; 3.3. Loss of Biodiversity; 3.4. Valuing the Biodiversity of Medicinal Plants; 3.5. Conclusion; Chapter 4: Bioactive constituents of neem; Abstract; 4.1. Neem Chemistry; 4.2. Preparation of Neem Extract from Leaves
  • 4.3. Extraction of the Secondary Metabolites from Flowers4.4. Chemical Constituents of Neem; 4.5. Synthesis of Azadirachtin A; 4.6. Medicinal Use of Various Parts of Neem; 4.7. Toxicity of Compounds of Neem and Its Extract; 4.8. Conclusion; Chapter 5: Turmeric: isolation and synthesis of important biological molecules; Abstract; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Cultivation of Turmeric; 5.3. Isolation of Important Bioactive Agents; 5.4. Synthesis of Bioactive Compounds Isolated from Turmeric; 5.5. Synthesis of Curcuminoids; 5.6. Biological Activities of Turmeric; 5.7. Conclusion; Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 6: Properties and important molecules of medicinal interest in wood apple (Aegle marmelos)Abstract; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Botanical Description and Identification; 6.3. Dietary Uses of Wood Apple; 6.4. Nutritive Value of Wood Apple; 6.5. Pharmacological Properties of Wood Apple; 6.6. Medicinal Properties of Wood Apple; 6.7. Phytochemicals Present in A. marmelos; 6.8. Synthesis of Phytochemicals Obtained from A. marmelos; 6.9. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Chapter 7: Medicinally important constituents of tulsi (Ocimum spp.); Abstract; 7.1. Introduction
  • 7.2. Isolation of Important Bioactive Agents7.3. Synthesis of Important Derivatives of Isolated Bioactive Compounds; 7.4. Biological Assay; 7.5. Conclusions; Chapter 8: Biological importance of Aloe vera and its active constituents; Abstract; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Isolation of Important Bioactive Agents; 8.3. Biological Activity; Chapter 9: Alkaloid group of Cinchona officinalis: structural, synthetic, and medicinal aspects; Abstract; 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. Isolation and Structure; 9.3. Synthesis; 9.4. Medicinal Applications; 9.5. Conclusions