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1 online resource : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Lessons from Natural Medicines / K. Nakanishi -- 2. Application of LC/MS and LC/NMR in the Search for New Bioactive Compounds from Plants of the Americas / K. Hoslettmann and J.-L. Wolfender -- 3. The Quest for New Biologically Active Natural Products / R. P. Borris -- 4. Pharmacochemistry of New Compounds from South American Plants / R. Anton, A. Lobstein and M. Sauvain -- 5. Bioassay Methods Useful for Activity-Guided Isolation of Natural Product Cancer Chemopreventive Agents / J. M. Pezzuto, L. L. Song and S. K. Lee -- 6. Biodiversity Conservation and Drug Development in Suriname / D. G. I. Kingston, A. A. L. Gunatilaka and B.-N. Zhou -- 7. Antimicrobial Activities of Phytochemicals from British Columbian Medicinal Plants / G. H. N. Towers, A. R. McCutcheon and H. Matsuura -- 8. Bioactive Compounds from Panamanian Plants / M. P. Gupta, A. Marston and K. Hostettmann -- 9. Bioactive Natural Products of Medicinal and Agrochemical Interest from Selected Mexican Medicinal Plants / R. Mata, J. F. Rivero-Cruz and A. Rojas -- 10. The Brazilian Folk Medicine Program to Validate Medicinal Plants -- A Topic in New Antihypertensive Drug Research / A. J. Lapa, M. T. R. de Lima-Landman and R. M. Cysneiros -- 11. Recent Developments in the Chemistry and Pharmacology of Boldo and Boldine / B. K. Cassels -- 12. Metabolic Engineering: A Strategy to Improve Plant Secondary Metabolite Production / R. Verpoorte, R. van der Heijden and J. Memelink |
| Notes |
Originally published in print: Boca Raton : CRC Press, 1999 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL |
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Pharmacognosy -- America -- Congresses
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Medicinal plants -- America -- Congresses
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Plants, Medicinal -- chemistry
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Medicinal plants.
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Pharmacognosy.
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America. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85004220
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Americas https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000569 |
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America.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hostettmann, K. (Kurt), 1944-
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Gupta, Mahabir P
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Marston, A. (Andrew), 1953-
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International Organization for Chemical Sciences in Development.
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CYTED (Organization)
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| ISBN |
9781351461085 |
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1351461087 |
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