Elsevier Synthesis of Medicinal Agents from Plants

Synthesis of Medicinal Agents from Plants highlights the importance of synthesizing medicinal agents from plants and outlines methods for performing it effectively. Beginning with an introduction to the significance of medicinal plants, the book goes on to provide a historical overview of drug synthesis before exploring how this can be used to successfully replicate and adapt the active agents from natural sources. Chapters then explore the medicinal properties of a number of important plants, before concluding with a discussion of the future of drugs from medicinal plants. Illustrated with real-world examples, it is a practical resource for researchers in this field. In an age of rapid environmental destruction, hundreds of medicinal plants are at risk of extinction from overexploitation and deforestation, limiting the natural resources available for active agent extraction, thereby threatening the discovery of future cures for diseases. Simultaneously, with the increasing population and advances in medical sciences, the demand for drugs is continuously increasing and cannot be met with just plants. The ability to synthetically replicate the active compounds from these plants is essential in creating an ecologically-aware, sustainable future for drug design Includes detailed coverage of therapeutic compound synthesis Uses multiple real-world examples to support content Lays out a sustainable template for the future of developing active agents from natural products Review This revealing reference highlights the importance of medicinal plants in drug discovery and provides guidance on synthesizing lead analogs From the Back Cover Highlights the importance of medicinal plants in drug discovery and provides guidance on synthesizing lead analogs Includes detailed coverage of isolation and synthesis of therapeutic compound supported with multiple real-world examples. Provides a sustainable template for the future of developing active agents from natural products. In an age of rapid environmental destruction, hundreds of medicinal plants are at risk of extinction from overexploitation and deforestation, limiting the natural resources available for active agent extraction, thereby threatening the discovery of future cures for diseases. Simultaneously, with the increasing population and advances in medical sciences, the demand for drugs is continuously increasing and cannot be met with just plants. The ability to synthetically replicate the active compounds from these plants is essential in creating an ecologically-aware, sustainable future for drug design. Synthesis of Medicinal Agents from Plants provides a historical overview of drug synthesis before exploring how this can be used to successfully replicate and adapt the active agents from natural sources. The book then goes on to highlight the medicinal properties of a number of important plants, before moving on to a discussion of the future of drugs from medicinal plants. Illustrated with real-world examples, it is a practical resource for medicinal chemists, biochemists, pharmacologists and botanists. Ashish Kumar Tewari is Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Supriya Tiwari is Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany at Banaras Hindu University, India. About the Author Since graduating with a PhD in medicinal chemistry from the University of Lucknow, Dr Tewari has developed extensive experience in both academic and industry settings, including work as a Research Associate at both The Indian Institute of Technology and the Central Drug Research Institute, as a Research Scientist at New Chemical Entity Research, and his current role as Assistant Professor in Chemistry at Banaras Hindu University, where he has framed the syllabus and supervised numerous PhD students. He has published over 40 research papers in respected international publications. Dr Tewari’s major field of resea