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. HPLC-ESR-MS Determination of the Structures of Radicals Formed in the Reaction of the Antimalarial Drug Artemisinin with Ferrous Ions2. Sensitive Analysis of Secondary Metabolites in Different Lichen Species using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry: A review3. Modulation of the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis by Bioactive Food, Prebiotics, and Probiotics Decelerates the Course of Alzheimer ìs Disease4. Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Isoquinoline Alkaloids of the Papaveraceae and Fumariaceae Families and Their Implications in Structure-Activity Relations5. Molecular Regulation and Genetic Manipulation of Alkaloid Accumulation in Tobacco Plants6. The Structure-Activity Relationship of Marine Products for Neuroinflammatory Disorders7. Neuroactive Herbal Agents for Cognitive Dysfunction8. Plant-Derived Biomaterials for Wound Healing9. Recent Developments in the Synthesis of Bioactive Natural Products using Prins-type Cyclization10. Trans Fatty Acids: Occurrence, Technical Aspects and Worldwide Regulations11. Mutagenesis and Chemoprotective Role of Natural Products12. Structure-Activity Relationships of Pancreatic α-amylase and α-glucosidase as anti-Diabetic Targets