Abstract
The plant kingdom offers a rich source of structural biodiversity in the form of a variety of natural products. Our work on new bioactive compounds from medicinal plants has led to the isolation and structure elucidation of a number of exciting new pharmacophores. Bioassay-guided fractionation has recently led to the discovery of a series of new acetylcholinesterase, urease and a-glucosidase inhibitors, antioxidants and other classes of bioactive compounds, which will be presented. A theory based on hydrogen bonding on the chemical basis of memory storage in the brain is presented.
Conference
IUPAC International Symposium on the Chemistry of Natural Products, International Symposium on the Chemistry of Natural Products, ISCNP, Natural Products, 22nd, São Carlos, Brazil, 2000-09-03–2000-09-08
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