What is included with this book?
Contributors | p. ix |
Preface | p. xi |
Volumes in Series | p. xiii |
Isolation, Biological Activities, and Synthesis of the Natural Casuarines | p. 1 |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Glycosidase Inhibitory Activities of the Natural Casuarines | p. 5 |
Synthesis of the Natural Casuarines | p. 6 |
Conclusions | p. 22 |
Acknowledgments | p. 23 |
References | p. 24 |
The Acylpolyamines from Spider Venoms | p. 27 |
Introduction | p. 27 |
Spider Diversity and the Composition of Their Venoms | p. 28 |
The Acylpolyamine Toxins: Structural Elucidation and Chemical Diversity | p. 28 |
Biological Activities | p. 33 |
The Chemical Synthesis of Acylpolyamine Toxins | p. 36 |
Concluding Remarks | p. 37 |
Acknowledgments | p. 39 |
References | p. 39 |
Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents as a New Source of Drug Discovery | p. 43 |
Introduction | p. 43 |
Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents as a Hot Spot for Bioactive Marine Natural Products Discovery | p. 44 |
Main Mechanism of Apoptosis Induction and New Approach in Research and Treatment of Cancer | p. 47 |
Ammonificins A and B, Hydroxyethylamine Chroman Derivatives from a Cultured Marine Hydrothermal Vent Bacterium, T. ammonificans | p. 49 |
Bathymodiolamides A and B, Ceramide Derivatives from a Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Invertebrate Mussel, B. thermophilus | p. 54 |
Induction of Apoptosis by Diterpenes from the Soft Coral Xenia elongata | p. 58 |
Conclusion | p. 62 |
Acknowledgments | p. 62 |
References | p. 63 |
Marine Cyanobacteria: A Treasure Trove of Bioactive Secondary Metabolites for Drug Discovery | p. 67 |
Introduction | p. 67 |
Linear Lipopeptides/Peptides | p. 68 |
Cyclic Depsipeptides/Peptides | p. 82 |
Acknowledgments | p. 104 |
References | p. 106 |
Novel Bioactive Peptides from Cyanobacteria: Functional, Biochemical, and Biomedical Significance | p. 111 |
Introduction | p. 111 |
Anticancer Peptides | p. 112 |
Antiviral Peptides | p. 141 |
Antifungal Peptides | p. 143 |
Antibacterial Peptides | p. 147 |
Anti-Inflammatory Peptides | p. 147 |
Molluscicidal Peptides | p. 149 |
Conclusions | p. 153 |
Acknowledgment | p. 154 |
References | p. 155 |
Bioactive Marine Prenylated Quinones/Quinols | p. 163 |
Introduction | p. 163 |
Monoprenyls Group | p. 164 |
Monoterpenoids Group | p. 165 |
Sesquiterpenoids Group | p. 168 |
Diterpenoids Group | p. 194 |
Sesterterpenoids Group | p. 202 |
Triterpenoids Group | p. 204 |
Heptaprenyls Group | p. 207 |
Octaprenyls Group | p. 208 |
Nonaprenyls Group | p. 209 |
References | p. 211 |
Chlorosulfolipids | p. 219 |
Introduction | p. 219 |
Chlorosulfolipids from O. danica | p. 221 |
Chlorosulfolipids from P. malhamensis | p. 237 |
Chlorosulfolipids from Adriatic Mussels | p. 240 |
Conclusions | p. 244 |
References | p. 245 |
Diversity and Ecological Significance of Fungal Endophyte Natural Products | p. 249 |
Introduction | p. 249 |
What are Endophytic Fungi? | p. 250 |
Working with Endophytic Fungi: Principles of Isolation and Cultivation | p. 253 |
Structures of Endophytic Natural Products with Regard of their Ecological Role | p. 255 |
The Production of Plant-Derived Compounds by Endophytic Fungi | p. 282 |
The Regulation of Secondary Metabolite Biosynthesis in Endophytic Fungi | p. 285 |
Conclusion | p. 286 |
References | p. 287 |
Flavonoids as Anti-Inflammatory and Analgesic Drugs: Mechanisms of Action and Perspectives in the Development of Pharmaceutical Forms | p. 297 |
Introduction | p. 297 |
Chemistry and Classification | p. 298 |
Anti-Inflammatory and Analgesic Flavonoids and Their Mechanisms | p. 298 |
Development of Oral Formulations Containing Flavonoids | p. 312 |
Development of Topical Formulations Containing Flavonoids | p. 317 |
Conclusions | p. 322 |
Acknowledgments | p. 323 |
References | p. 324 |
Antileishmanial Natural Products from Plants | p. 331 |
Introduction | p. 331 |
References | p. 377 |
Index | p. 383 |
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