1. Edition - March 2010
299.- Euro
subscription price valid until 30. June 2010
349.- Euro
2010. XX, 926 Pages, 2 Volumes, Hardcover
- Handbook/Reference Book -
ISBN-10: 3-527-32148-9
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-32148-3 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim









Short description
From abacopterin to zinolol, this two-volume reference covers more than 1000 important natural products. Contains information on chemical structure, biological sources and documented pharmaceutical use, including traditional Asian medicine.

From the contents
The dictionary contains an alphabetical listing of more than 1000 natural products for which a pharmaceutical use is known or has been suggested.
Compounds have been selected from the following chemical classes:
- Flavonoids
- Xanthonoids
- Alkaloids
- Terpenoids
- Steroids
- Coumarins
- Chalcones
- Polyketides
- Phenolics
- Carbohydrates
- Peptides
- Proteins
- Antibiotics
Each compound is described on about one full page in terms of molecular formula, chemical structure, natural source(s), natural derivatives, pharmaceutical potential.
An appendix contains extensive tables of substances classified by compound class, by origin, and by pharmaceutical use.