Phytochemicals of Natural Origin
Preparation of corticosteroids from natural products like Steroidal Saponins
Sapogenins (Diosgenin etc)
Artemisinin derivative from antemisinin Etoposide from Podophyllotoxin
Taxol derivatives
Morphine derivatives
Lysergic acid derivatives (Ergotamine
Methylergonovine
Hydergine etc) and other related topics of current interest
Saponins with biological and pharmacological activity
Saponins
Steroid Saponins
Alkaloids and Di-terpene from Euphorabiaceae
Mono
Di- and Sesquiterpenes with pharmacological and therapeutic activity
Natural products leads to new drugs
Approaches to discovery and developments of natural products as potential new drugs
Selection and optimization of lead compounds for further development with suitable examples from CNS
Anticancer
Antibiotics and cardiovascular drugs
Bitter Principles
Definition
Classification of bitter principles
Isolation
Characteristic features
Identification tests and uses
Selected topics for discussion of marketed drugs from natural origin
