Review

…its chapters are well referenced…index covers the compounds presented in each chapter…Pharmacy schools that have active natural products programs should purchase this book for its library…faculty, post-doctral fellows and senior graduate students should consider it for personal purchase. --American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, Vol. 64

Product Description

Biologically Active Natural Products: Pharmaceuticals demonstrates the connections between agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals and explores the use of plants and plant products in the formulation and development of pharmaceuticals. Experts from around the world examine a multitude of topics, including evaluation of extracts from tropical plants for potential anticancer activity and cancer chemopreventive activity; use of Chinese lacquer tree sap products as pharmaceutical intermediates; and new approaches to drug discovery from the rainforest.