Natural Products in the New Millennium: Prospects and Industrial Application

This book deals with a variety of aspects of natural product research. It includes review articles and revised original contributions involving analysis, isolation and structure elucidation, synthesis and bioactivity of terrestrial and marine natural products. Plant cell biotechnology for the production of secondary metabolites is discussed. This volume provides also outstanding information about the industrial application of natural products for medicinal purposes.
The broad interdisciplinary approach found in this book, which comprises 50 papers, makes it interesting to the scientists, whose work is in any way related to the research or use of natural products.

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1. Terrestrial Natural Products Isolation, Structure Characterization, Analytical Methods. Chemodifferentiation.- Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids Their Chemistry, Occurrence and Significance as Natural compounds.- Chemical Composition of Artemisia campestris and Hibiscus cannabinus.- Novel Coumarin Sulfates from Pelargonium sidoides Isolation, Structure and Synthetic Approach.- Study of the Methanol Extract of Euphorbia segetalis.- A Short Side Chain Cycloartane and other Triterpenes from Euphorbia tuckeyana.- Study of Ginsenosides in Ginseng Products Marketed in Portugal.- Halimium viscosum (WILLK) P. SILVA, Chemotype Celorico Da Beira; The First Portuguese Chemotype.- Halimium viscosum (WILLK) P. Silva, S. João Da Pesqueira Population. Two New Valparenes.- Phytochemical Study of Phenolic Compounds from Helichrysi flos by LC-DAD-MS.- Flavonoids from Genista tenera.- HPLC-ESI-MS: An Useful Alternative to FAB-MS in the Analysis of Intact Resin Glycosides from Convolvulaceae Plants.- HPLC Analysis of Hypericum L. Species from Portugal.- Composition of the Essential Oils from Populations of Crithmum maritimum L. Grown on Four Azorean Islands.- Effect of Substrate on the Essential Oils Composition of Thymus mastichina (L.) L. subsp. mastichina Collected in Sesimbra Region (Portugal).- Losses in Aqueous Phases in Pilot Distillation of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis, L.).- The Protective Effect of Ascorbic Acid in Degradation of ?-Carotene and Capsanthin During Storage of Paprika Powderika Powder.- Chemical Similarities Between the Ptaeroxylaceae of Southern Africa and Madagascar and the Cneoraceae of the Mediterranean Region.- Chemodifferentiation of Papavereae from Coasts of the Black-Sea to the Atlantic.- Phenolic Profiles in the Definition of Natural ProductsAuthenticity, Cardoon versus Artichoke Profile.- 2. Bioactivity of Natural Products. Ethnobotany.- The Chemistry and Allelopathic Effects of Phenolic Compounds from the Lichen Evernia prunastri (L.) ACH..- Anti-Salmonella Activity of Olive Flavor Compounds and Their Modes of Action.- In Vitro Anti-Inflammatory and AntiMicrobial Activities of Phenylpropanoids from Piper Betle L. (Piperaceae).- Chemical Constituents and their Antimicrobial Activity from the Roots of Cephalaria Ambrosioides.- Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oils of Eucalyptus Camaldulensis Growing in Greece.- Antimicrobial Activity of Dehydroabietic Acid Derivatives (II).- Antifungal Activity of Bacillus Species and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Against Filamentous Fungi and Yeasts.- Molluscicidal and Trypanocidal Activity of Lapachol and Some Derivatives New Uses for an Old Compound.- Toxicity of Some Species of Annona Toward Artemia Salina Leach and Biomphalaria Glabrata Say.- Ethnobotany in the Center of Portugal (Santarém).- 3. Industrial Applications. Natural Products For Medicinal Purposes.- Drugs From Nature: Present Developments And Future Prospects.- Plant Secondary Metabolites With Immunomodulatory Activity.- Natural Pyranoacridones from Citrus and Sarcomelicope Species as Models for the Conception of New Antitumor Agents.- Flavonolignans from Silybum Marianum L. New Perspectives.- Valorization of By-Products of the Handling and Commercialization of Vegetables Possible Use of Brassica Spp By-Products as Source of Antioxidant HealthPromoting Phenolics.- 4. Plant Cell Biotechnology: Production of Natural Products.- New Perspectives For Plant Secondary Metabolite Production.- Production of Phenolics by in Vitro Cultures of Hypericum perforatum: A Case Study.- NewStrategies To Produce High-Value Secondary Plant Metabolites from Shoot Cultures Involving a Sustainable Photobioreactor System.- 5. Synthesis of Natural Products.- Chemical Transformations of Natural Compounds.- Total Synthesis of Tamariscene.- Enantioselective Synthesis of (-)-(6r,7s)-Nitramine.- Isolation and Synthesis of 4-Rhamno-Glucosinalbin, the Major Glucosinolate from Moringa Oleifera.- High Yield Synthesis of Friedelane and Seco Friedelane Derivatives from Cork Smoker Wash Solids.- Aromatization of Limonene with Zeolites Y.- Transformation of a Labdane by an Enzymatic Treatment.- 6. Marine Natural Products Analysis, Structure Elucidation, Bio-Activity and Potential Use as Drugs.- Mediterranean Marine Organisms as Source of New Potential Drugs.- Chemical Variability of the Volatile Metabolites from the Caribbean Corals of the Genus Gorgonia.- Novel Brominated Diterpenes from the Red Alga Laurencia Obtusa.- The Production of ?-Tocopherol, Sterols and Fatty Acids by Three Marine Microalgae.- Preliminary Ecological Studies on Sponges of the Genus Agelas Spp.- Preliminary Antifungal Activity of Some Sponges from Indonesia and Oman.