The series “Frontiers in Natural Product Chemistry – Volume 9” covers all aspects of research in the chemistry and biochemistry of naturally occurring compounds, including research on natural substances derived from plants, microbes and animals. Reviews of structure elucidation, biological activity, organic and experimental synthesis of natural products as well as developments of new methods are also included in the series. Volume nine of the series brings together 7 reviews on a variety of natural products and sources along with a chapter on the basics of investigating antioxidant activity. Propolis and its key chemical constituents: a promising natural product in therapeutic applications Investigation of the effects of using omega-3 fatty acids on egg quality in functional egg production Quercetin, a flavonoid with remarkable anticancer activity Swertiamarin for the treatment of metabolic syndrome Overview of traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Peganum harmala l. Investigation of measurement methods of antioxidant activity and involved mechanisms Recent progress on natural and synthetic flavanone and its derivatives Role of virgin coconut oil as a multiple health promoting functional oil
About the Editor:
Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman, Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Cambridge University (1968) has 1,232 international publications (45 international patents and 341 books). He received the following awards: Fellow Royal Society (FRS) London (2006), UNESCO Science Prize (1999), Honorary Life Fellow Kings College, Cambridge University (2007), Academician (Foreign Member) Chinese Academy of Sciences (2015), Highest Civil Award for Foreigners of China (Friendship Award, 2014), High Civil Award Austria ("Grosse Goldene Ehrenzeischen am Bande") (2007), Foreign Fellow Chinese Chemical Society (2013), Sc.D. Cambridge University (UK) (1 987), TWAS (Italy) Prize (2009). He was the President of Network of Academies of Sciences of Islamic Countries (NASIC), Vice President TWAS (Italy), Foreign Fellow Korean Academy of Science & Technology, President Pakistan Academy of Sciences (2003-2006) and (2011 — 2014). He was the Federal Minister for Science and Technology of Pakistan (2000 2002), Federal Minister of Education (2002) and Chairman Higher Education Commission/ Federal Minister (2002-2008), Coordinator General of COMSTECH (OIC Ministerial Committee) (1996-2012), and the Editor-in-Chief of Current Medicinal Chemistry.
Keywords:
Cytotoxicity, Flavonoids, Neuroprotection, Polyphenols, Fish Oil, Flaxseed, Natural products, Functional Egg, Anticancer, Cancer, Flavonoids, Quercetin. Cardiovascular complications, Metabolic syndrome, Obesity, Swertiamarin, Anthraquinones, Beta-carboline,
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