Main description:

Salient Features

Logical and concise presentation of content as per the needs of the students
Incorporation of all chemical and pharmaceutical aspects of the natural products
Systematic and consistent organization of chapters: overview, nomenclature, classification, qualitative chemical tests, and general physical and chemical properties
Detailed discussion on pharmaceutically important natural products with the source, pharmacological properties and uses, along with their general properties

Interesting and user-friendly presentation of pharmacological action, to help the students quickly recapitulate the action of the drug

Simplified presentation of structural elucidation along with structures of compounds, which helps to reproduce well in examinations
Structure-activity relationship (SAR) of some important groups of natural products, e.g. estrogens, progesterones, penicillins, etc.
Comprehensive coverage of syllabi of all the major Indian universities, AICTE and the PCI

Contents:

Contents

Preface v

Acknowledgements vii

Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmaceutical Chemistry of Natural Products 1

Chapter 2 Carbohydrates 11

Chapter 3 Glycosides 73

Chapter 4 Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins 93

Chapter 5 Alkaloids 149

Chapter 6 Steroids and Hormones 249

Chapter 7 Terpenoids 349

Chapter 8 Flavonoids 427

Chapter 9 Vitamins 441

Chapter 10 Antibiotics 593

Chapter 11 Purines, Pyrimidines and Nucleic Acids 659

Chapter 12 Enzymes 725

Chapter 13 Lipids 745

Index 767