Editors: Atta-ur-Rahman, FRS, Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary, George Perry

Recent Advances in Medicinal Chemistry

Volume 2

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ISSN: 2452-3682 (Print)
ISSN: 2215-0722 (Online)
ISBN: 978-1-68108-172-4 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-68108-171-7 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2015
DOI: 10.2174/97816810817171150201

Introduction

Recent advances in Medicinal Chemistry is a book series focused on leading-edge research on developments in rational drug design, synthetic chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, high-throughput screening, combinatorial chemistry, drug targets, and natural product research and structure-activity relationship studies. The series presents highly cited contributions first published in the impact factor journal Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry. Contributors to this volume have updated their work with new experimental data and references following their initial research. Each volume highlights a number of important topics in current research in medicinal chemistry.

Selected chapters in this volume include:

- A brief review of polyphenols as phytotherapeutic agents

- Flavonoids in foods and biological samples

- Cannabinoid use in treating Parkinson’s Disease symptoms … And much more.

Contributors

Editor(s):
Atta-ur-Rahman, FRS
Honorary Life Fellow
Kings College
University of Cambridge
UK


Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary
H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry
International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences
University of Karachi
Karachi
Pakistan


George Perry
Department of Biology
University of Texas
San Antonio
Texas
USA




Contributor(s):
A.R. Rodríguez-Orozco
Facultad de Ciencias Médicas y Biológicas “Dr. Ignacio Chávez”
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. 58020
Morelia
Mich. México
/
Instituto de Investigación Científica en temas de Familia
Alergia e Inmunología
Morelia
Mich. México


Ana M. González-Paramás
Grupo de Investigación en Polifenoles (GIP/USAL), Universidad de Salamanca
Unidad de Nutrición y Bromatología, Facultad de Farmacia
Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007
Salamanca
Spain


Andis Klegeris
Department of Biology
University of British Columbia Okanagan
Kelowna
BC
Canada


Antonio Polini
Geriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
University Hospital of Pisa
Via Paradisa 2, 56100 –
Pisa
Italy
/
Oncology Unit, Department of Oncology and Transplantation
University Hospital of Pisa
Via Roma 67, 56126
Pisa
Italy


C. Cortés-Rojo
Facultad de Ciencias Médicas y Biológicas “Dr. Ignacio Chávez”
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. 58020
Morelia
Mich. México
/
nstituto de Investigación Científica en temas de Familia
Alergia e Inmunología
Morelia
Mich. México


Celestino Santos-Buelga
Grupo de Investigación en Polifenoles (GIP/USAL), Universidad de Salamanca
Unidad de Nutrición y Bromatología, Facultad de Farmacia
Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007
Salamanca
Spain


Cheng-Shi Jiang
School of Biological Science and Technology
University of Jinan
Shandong
PR China


Elena M. Varoni
Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences
Milan State University
Milan
Italy


Erika B. Villanueva
Department of Biology
University of British Columbia Okanagan
Kelowna
BC
Canada


Fabio Monzani
Geriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
University Hospital of Pisa
Via Paradisa 2, 56100 –
Pisa
Italy
/
Oncology Unit, Department of Oncology and Transplantation
University Hospital of Pisa
Via Roma 67, 56126
Pisa
Italy


Giuseppe Pasqualetti
Geriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
University Hospital of Pisa
Via Paradisa 2, 56100 –
Pisa
Italy
/
Oncology Unit, Department of Oncology and Transplantation
University Hospital of Pisa
Via Roma 67, 56126
Pisa
Italy


Jonathan P. Little
Department of Biology
University of British Columbia Okanagan
Kelowna
BC
Canada


Li Wang
Division of Nephrology
Shanghai Ninth Peoples' Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
PR China


Marcello Iriti
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Milan State University
Milan
Italy


Montserrat Dueñas
Grupo de Investigación en Polifenoles (GIP/USAL), Universidad de Salamanca
Unidad de Nutrición y Bromatología, Facultad de Farmacia
Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007
Salamanca
Spain


Sara Tognini
Geriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
University Hospital of Pisa
Via Paradisa 2, 56100 –
Pisa
Italy
/
Oncology Unit, Department of Oncology and Transplantation
University Hospital of Pisa
Via Roma 67, 56126
Pisa
Italy


Sergio Ricci
Geriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
University Hospital of Pisa
Via Paradisa 2, 56100 –
Pisa
Italy
/
Oncology Unit, Department of Oncology and Transplantation
University Hospital of Pisa
Via Roma 67, 56126
Pisa
Italy


Shaoyong Ke
National Biopesticide Engineering Research Center
Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Wuhan 430064
People′s Republic of China


Susana González-Manzano
Grupo de Investigación en Polifenoles (GIP/USAL), Universidad de Salamanca
Unidad de Nutrición y Bromatología, Facultad de Farmacia
Campus Miguel de Unamuno, E-37007
Salamanca
Spain


Valeria Calsolaro
Geriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
University Hospital of Pisa
Via Paradisa 2, 56100 –
Pisa
Italy
/
Oncology Unit, Department of Oncology and Transplantation
University Hospital of Pisa
Via Roma 67, 56126
Pisa
Italy


Xiufang Cao
College of Science
Huazhong Agricultural University
Wuhan 430070
People′s Republic of China


Yue-Wei Guo
School of Biological Science and Technology
University of Jinan
Shandong
PR China
/
State Key Laboratory of Drug Research
Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, China Academy of Science
Shanghai
PR China




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