Pharmaceutical scientists have long been inspired by natural products in their quest for novel therapeutic agents, and many effective treatments are sourced from natural products. The most recently published title in the Drug Discovery Series, Drug Discovery from Natural Products edited by Olga Genilloud and Francisca Vicente, reviews the recent trends in this area and describes some of the leading candidates being used as a starting point in novel drug development.
The book begins by describing the recent approaches to exploiting the potential of microbial resources and goes on to explain the biosynthetic tools that have led to drug discovery from natural products. The detailed descriptions of the multiple stages of modern drug development are complemented by case studies presented by leading experts from academia and industry to give a unique commentary on the current state-of-the-art knowledge in natural product chemistry.
Benefitting from the editors and authors extensive experience in natural product drug discovery, microbiologists, medicinal chemists, pharmacologists and researchers based in academia and industry will find this an invaluable tool to understanding the impact of natural products on drug discovery techniques.
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