Studies in Natural Products Chemistry

Natural products play an integral and ongoing role in promoting numerous aspects of scientific advancement, and many aspects of basic research programs are intimately related to natural products. The significance, therefore, of the Studies in Natural Product Chemistry series, edited by Professor Atta-ur-Rahman, cannot be overestimated. This volume, in accordance with previous volumes, presents us with cutting-edge contributions of great importance.

Natural products play an integral and ongoing role in promoting numerous aspects of scientific advancement, and many aspects of basic research programs are intimately related to natural products. The significance, therefore, of the Studies in Natural Product Chemistry series, edited by Professor Atta-ur-Rahman, cannot be overestimated. This volume, in accordance with previous volumes, presents us with cutting-edge contributions of great importance.

1;Cover;12;Contents;103;Foreword;64;Preface;85;Contributors;126;Chapter 1. Acid-catalysed epimerization of bioactive indole alkaloids and their derivatives;187;Chapter 2. Antitumor-promoting and anti-inflammatory activities of triterpenoids and sterols fiom plants and fungi;588;Chapter 3. Bioactive oleanene glucuronides obtained from fabaceous plants;1049;Chapter 4. Biotransformation of terpenoids by microorganisms;14010;Chapter 5. Cycloartane and oleanane saponins from Astragalus sp.;19411;Chapter 6. Labdane-type diterpenes: Chemistry and biological activity;25012;Chapter 7. Metabolism of the tomato saponin a-tomatine by phytopathogenic fungi;30813;Chapter 8. Heme aggregation inhibitors: Antimalarial drugs targeting an essential biomineralization process;34214;Chapter 9. Bioactive peptides as signal molecules in plant defense, growth and development;38215;Chapter 10. Enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of brassinosteroids;42816;Chapter 11. Immunopotentiating effects of a glycoprotein from Chlorella vulgaris strain CK and its characteristics;44417;Chapter 12. Hepatoprotective effect of plant components: Inhibition of tumor necrosis Factor-a-dependent inflammatory liver injury;47418;Chapter 13. Induction and regulation of biosynthetic activity of phytoalexin in carrot cells;49819;Chapter 14. Inhibition of Eukaryote Signal Transduction Components by Plant Defensive Secondary Metabolites;52820;Chapter 15. Flavonoids and cardiovascular diseases;58021;Chapter 16. Effects of flavonoids on gastrointestinal disorders;62222;Chapter 17. Bioactivity of the phenolic compounds in higher plants;66623;Chapter 18. Bioactive natural products from marine sources;69824;Chapter 19. Biological activities of natural halogen compounds;77225;Chapter 20. Marine sulfur-containing natural products;82626;Chapter 21. Absorption, metabolism and biological activities of chlorogenic acids and related compounds;93427;Chapter 22. Effects of ethanol extract of Crocus sativus L. and its components on learning behavior and long-term potentiation;97028;Subject Index;986