Progress in the chemistry of organic natural products Volume 115

Total Synthesis of Decanolides (Nonanolides) with a Special Focus on Olefin Metathesis -- From Plant to Patient: Thapsigargin -- Antileishmanial Activity of Lignans and Neolignans -- Cryptolepine as a Lead to new Antiprotozoal Agents -- Biologically Active Constituents from Plants of the Genus Xanthium..

This book describes current understandings and recent progress into a varied group of natural products. In the first chapter the role that total synthesis may play in revising the structures proposed for decanolides, which are ten-membered lactones found primarily in fungi, frogs, and termites is presented. The following chapter presents the development of the intriguing plant-derived sesquiterpene lactone, thapsigargin, a potent inhibitor of the enzyme, SERCA (sarco-endoplasmic Ca2+ ATPase), which has potential as a lead compound to treat cancer. The third chapter covers the potential of various plant phenolic compounds for treating the tropical and sub-tropical infectious disease, leishmaniasis. In addition the volume presents recent advances related to the plant alkaloid, cryptolepine, which is of particular interest as a lead for the treatment of malaria, trypanosomiasis, and cancer..

Medienart:

Reihe

Erscheinungsjahr:

[2021]

© 2021

Erschienen:

Cham: Springer International Publishing ; 2021

© 2021

Weitere Ausgaben:

Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe: Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products 115

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - Volume 115

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kinghorn, A. Douglas [HerausgeberIn]
Falk, Heinz [HerausgeberIn]
Gibbons, Simon [HerausgeberIn]
Asakawa, Yoshinori [HerausgeberIn]
Liu, Ji-Kai [HerausgeberIn]
Dirsch, Verena M. [HerausgeberIn]

ISBN:

978-3-030-64852-7

Themen:

Biochemistry.
Botany.
Chemistry.
Medicinal chemistry.
Organic chemistry.
Pharmaceutical technology.
Plant science.

Umfang:

vii, 203 Seiten

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

1759892777