Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products Vol. 94
By: edited by A. Douglas Kinghorn, Heinz Falk, Junichi Kobayashi
Contributors: Falk, Heinz, 1939-; Kobayashi, Junichi; SpringerLink (Online service)
Series: Fortschritte der Chemie organischer Naturstoffe / Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products -- 94
Publisher: Springer-Verlag/Wien
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Vienna
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9783709107478; 9783709107485
Subjects: Organic Chemistry; Chemistry
Description: The three reviews cover the advances in the chemistry and biology of withanolides over the last 16 years, review the chemistry and biology of the rocaglamide-type derivatives and related compounds, with emphasis on their structural diversity, biosynthesis, pharmacological significance and total synthesis, and summarize the extensive chemistry and biology studies on a natural product, which have resulted in a novel therapy approved worldwide.