Studies in Natural Products Chemistry

Atta-ur-Rahman, 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, was the 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. He is a leading scientist with more than 1283 publications in several fields of organic chemistry.

• 1. Approaches for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases Related to Natural Products2. Perspectives of Pharmacological Correction and Evaluation of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Neurodegenerative and Ischemic Brain Lesions3. Updates on Steroidal Alkaloids and Glycoalkaloids in Solanum Spp: Biosynthesis, In Vitro Production and Pharmacological Values4. Recent Patents on Sesquiterpene Lactones with Therapeutic Application5. Kratom (mitragyna speciosa korth.): A Description on the Ethnobotany, Alkaloid Chemistry and Neuropharmacology6. Polyamines, Metallothioneins and Phytochelatins - Natural Defence of Plants to Mitigate Heavy Metals7. Bioactive Lipids in Metabolic Liver Disease8. Genus Styrax: A Resource of Bioactive Compounds9. Plants of the Monte Region from Argentina: Phytochemistry and Its Use in Health Care10. New Molecular Entities and Structure-Activity Relationships of Drugs designed by the Natural Product Derivatization Method from 2010-201811. Immunomodulatory and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Terrestrial Fungal Polysaccharides: A Review