Bioactivity and toxicity -- Natural bioactive compounds -- Medicinal use of some phytochemicals -- Medicinal use of alkaloids -- Adverse effects of natural phenols -- Risks associated with bioactive food ingredients -- Medicinal use of venoms -- Chemometry of natural compounds
Summary
Many thousands of years ago, humans were introduced to the toxicants of minerals and plants of microbial origin, and since that time, natural bioactive compounds have been used in traditional medicine for treating different health conditions, but also as aphrodisiacs and as a means of suicide or murder. Modern medicine acknowledges natural bioactive compounds as valuable medicinal sources for both diagnostic and curative purposes. Natural compounds serve as templates for the production of new drugs with improved pharmacological properties. This book explains the term bioactivity and deals with
