Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, vol 86

Renowned scientist Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman was appointed as the chairman of United Nations’ committee on Science, Technology and Innovation in March 2016. Formerly Professor Emeritus, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry and Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research), University of Karachi, Pakistan, he was Pakistan Federal Minister for Science and Technology (2000-2002), Federal Minister of Education (2002), and Chairman of the Higher Education Commission with the status of a Federal Minister from 2002-2008. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of London (FRS) and an UNESCO Science Laureate. A leading scientist, he also has over 930 publications to his name in several fields of organic chemistry.

• 1. Antiviral Properties of Grape Flavonoids On Tropical VirusesANNARITA PANIGHEL, ANTONELLA PASQUATO, MIRKO DE ROSSO and RICCARDO FLAMINI2. Terpenoids and Phenolic Compounds from Asteraceae: Potential Role in The Development of New Treatments for Arthropod-Borne Viral Diseases Caused by Flavivirus LAURA C. LAURELLA, ALDANA M. CORLATTI, MARIEL WAGNER, CLAUDIA S. SEPÚLVEDA, VALERIA P. SÜLSEN3. The Therapeutic Potential of Essential Oils: Exploring their Diverse Biological Activities and Applications in Disease ManagementAYSE AK* and AHU SOYOCAK4. Natural and Semisynthetic Steroidal Alkaloids and Their Anti-Infectious PotentialGEOVANNA DE OLIVEIRA COSTA, OCTAVIO L. G. FERNANDES, JHULY W. F. LACERDA ISABELA R. MOLINA, CHANTAL D. JACOMELLI, CARIME L. M. PONTES, JAYA R. LAKKAKULA, XAVIER SIWE-NOUNDOU, RUI W. M. KRAUSE and LOUIS P. SANDJO5. Brazilian Hippeastrum (Amaryllidaceae): A Review of the Chemistry and Biological ActivityTALITA RONS LAMPREIA PINHEIRO, JOÃO FERNANDO P. DA SILVA, KICIA KARINNE PEREIRA GOMES-COPELAND, JOÃO VICTOR DUTRA GOMES, OMAR ENRIQUE ESTRADA-SEMPRUN, YRIS MARIA FONSECA-BAZZO, PÉROLA OLIVEIRA MAGALHÃES* and DÂMARIS SILVEIRA6. Natural Products with Anti-Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Activity and Their Structure-Activity RelationshipsYINUO WANG and BIN WU7. Triterpene Glycosides from Cucumaria Frondosa, a North Atlantic Mass Harvesting Sea Cucumber: A Comprehensive Structures and Biological Activities ReviewVLADUIMIR I. KALININ*, ALEXANDRA S. SILCHENKO, SERGEY A. AVILOV