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Chemistry and Bioactivity of Boswellic Acids and Other Terpenoids of the Genus Boswellia

  • 1st Edition - September 19, 2018
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Hidayat Hussain, René Csuk, Husain Yar Khan
  • Language: English

Exhibiting a wealth of interesting activities and novel structures, Boswellic acid and the other terpenoids of the genus Boswellia (from which frankincense is derived) are a gro… Read more

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Description

Exhibiting a wealth of interesting activities and novel structures, Boswellic acid and the other terpenoids of the genus Boswellia (from which frankincense is derived) are a growing source of interest for the natural product drug discovery community. Chemistry and Bioactivity of Boswellic Acids and Other Terpenoids of the Genus Boswellia presents, in a single volume for the first time, key research into their structures, synthesis and potential as starting points for the development of medicinal agents.

Drawing on the authors’ expert knowledge, this volume is an interesting insight into the identification of novel compounds from endemic plant sources, and is a useful tool for all researchers involved in the discovery and development of bioactive structures from natural products.

Key features

  • Collates key information on the underlying chemistry and activities of bioactive agents from the Boswellia species
  • Highlights techniques applicable to the study of natural products across the globe
  • Provides insights into the assessment of medicinal natural products with high economic potential

Readership

Medicinal chemists working on the isolation of drug molecules from natural sources; Organic chemists exploring synthesis; Postgraduate students and lecturers in the fields of natural products drug discovery and medicinal chemistry; Pharmaceutical researchers

Table of contents

1. Introduction

2. Boswellia Species: taxonomy and traditional uses

3. Chemistry of Boswellic Acids

4. Synthetic Derivatives of Boswellic Acids

5. Miscellaneous Natural Products Isolated from Boswellia

6. Biological Activities of Boswellic Acids

7. Biological Activities of Boswellia Extracts

8. Biological Activities of Cembrene Diterpenoids

9. Conclusion

10. References

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 24, 2018
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Ahmed Al-Harrasi

Ahmed Al-Harrasi is Vice Chancellor for Graduate Studies, Research, and External Relations and teaches organic chemistry at the University of Nizwa, Oman, where he also founded and chairs the Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center. He earned his BSc (1997) in chemistry from Sultan Qaboos University, and his MSc (2002) and PhD (2005) in organic chemistry from the Free University of Berlin as a DAAD Fellow under the supervision of Prof. Hans-Ulrich Reissig. He later pursued postdoctoral research in chemical biology as a Fulbright Scholar at Cornell University, United States. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a member of UNESCO’s International Basic Sciences Program, Professor Al-Harrasi has led over 40 funded research projects and is an accomplished and prolific author. His contributions to research have been widely recognized through the Order of Royal Commendation from His Majesty. He is also a recipient of the National Research Award from the Research Council of Oman. From 2019 to 2024, he has been consistently listed among the World’s Top 2% of Scientists by Stanford University.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Chair, Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa, Oman

HH

Hidayat Hussain

Affiliations and expertise
Senior Humboldt Fellow, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle, Germany

RC

René Csuk

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Organic and Bio-organic Chemistry, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

HK

Husain Yar Khan

Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, UoN Chair of Oman’s Medicinal Plants and Marine Natural Products, University of Nizwa, Oman

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