04927nam 2201465z- 450 991034684730332120231214133654.03-03921-188-9(CKB)4920000000095167(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/42231(EXLCZ)99492000000009516720202102d2019 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBiological Potential and Medical Use of Secondary MetabolitesMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20191 electronic resource (284 p.)3-03921-187-0 Many macro and micro species, from terrestrial and aquatic environments, produce structurally unique compounds and, in many countries, still are the primary sources of medicines. In fact, secondary metabolites are an important source of chemotherapeutic agents but are also lead compounds for synthetic modification and the optimization of biological activity. Therefore, the exploitation of secondary metabolites, or their inspired synthetic compounds, offers excellent opportunities for the pharmaceutical industry. This Medicines Special Issue focuses on the great potential of secondary metabolites for therapeutic application. The Special Issue contains 16 articles reporting relevant experimental results, and an overview of bioactive secondary metabolites, their biological effects, and new methodologies that improve and accelerate the process of obtained lead compounds with regard to new drug development. We would like to thank all 83 authors, from all over the world, for their valuable contributions to this Special Issue.antitumortriterpenoidsseaweedsditerpenesBoswelliaantioxidant activityantiplasmodialMaytenus chiapensisphenolic derivativessecondary metabolitesmedicinal applicationsMalus x domesticapectincytotoxic activityxanthine oxidasephytochemistryantioxidantScabiosasugarssargaquinoic acidpentacyclic triterpenoidsanalysisantimicrobial and anticancer activityiridoidsTuscanyGC-MS(-)-rabdosiinkratomplant defensecembranoidstingenonedeoxypodophyllotoxinanticancerpristimerininflammationboswellic acidsplantsanti-inflammatorylegalizationMitragyna speciosaOcimum sanctumcordycepincytotoxicmedicineArtemisia speciesantimicrobial activitylignansArtemisia vachanicaCordyceps militarisfrankincenseancient varietiessargahydroquinoic acidTajikistanantiSMASHABTSpolyphenolstherapeuticsinfectious diseasesantibacterialnutraceuticstotal phenolicsLC-MS/MSinnate immunityHPLC-PADsarganaphthoquinoic acidbiosynthetic gene clustersDPPHEGCGcneorubenoidsPPAR-?bowel diseasesamentoflavonemolecular dockingsargachromenoic acidcannabinoidsflavonoidsessential oilsTCMHPLC-PDAascorbic acidantioxidantsLamiaceaenanoemulsionmalariatherapeutic usesquinonemethide triterpenoidsartemisininnatural productsbiological activitiesFRAPtoxicologydefensinsCelastraceaecannabisvector controlJuniperusanalytical determinationSeca Ana M. Lauth1292427Pinto Diana CláudiaauthBOOK9910346847303321Biological Potential and Medical Use of Secondary Metabolites3022294UNINA