Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products Vol. 94

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kinghorn, A. Douglas (Editor), Falk, Heinz (Editor), Kobayashi, Junichi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: Fortschritte der Chemie organischer Naturstoffe / Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products, 94
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Organic chemistry.; Organic Chemistry.
• Physical Description: XVIII, 254 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783709107485
• ISSN: 2191-7043 ;

The three reviews cover the advances in the chemistry and biology of withanolides over the last 16 years, review the chemistry and biology of the rocaglamide-type derivatives and related compounds, with emphasis on their structural diversity, biosynthesis, pharmacological significance and total synthesis, and summarize the extensive chemistry and biology studies on a natural product, which have resulted in a novel therapy approved worldwide.