Specialised Metabolites of Australia's Customary Medicinal Flora [electronic resource]
Edward Owen Norman2025
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This book presents a summation of over a century of natural product research in
Australia, concerning plants that have been used customarily by First
Scientists. It begins with a look into the history of ethnomedicine across the
globe, focusing on the pharmacopeias of the West, the East and Australia. An
analysis of the botanical origin, biosynthesis and function of bioactive
metabolites gives further background into these potent phytochemicals. This
summary concludes with a broad review of the current methodologies involved in
modern natural product chemistry, and pharmaceutical drug discovery and
development, before considering the future of the field.
The body of the text is dedicated to a systematic presentation of the
specialised metabolites that are present in the plant kingdom, with a continual
engagement with those sourced from Australian customary medicinal flora. This
section is broken into four chapters based on the structural differences present
in these mole...
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Author:
Edward Owen Norman, Author
Imprint:
Australia : CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2025
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (264 pages)
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781486318605
Language:
English
BRN:
532763
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