Biological Activity of Natural Secondary Metabolite Products

• Main Author: Toshio Morikawa (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Subjects: Anthropology; molecular biology; pharmacognosy; molecular pharmacology; mechanism of action; natural product chemistry; chemical biology; bioorganic chemistry; isolation and structure determination; total synthesis; structure-activity relationship; phytochemistry; food chemistry
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Natural secondary metabolite products, which are isolated from plants, animals, microorganisms, etc., are classified as polyketides, isoprenoids, aromatics (phenylpropanoids), alkaloids, etc. Their chemical diversity and variety of biological activities have attracted the attention of chemists, bioc...