Download or read book Biologically Active Natural Products written by Stephen J Cutler and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-08-30 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biologically Active Natural Products: Pharmaceuticals demonstrates the connections between agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals and explores the use of plants and plant products in the formulation and development of pharmaceuticals. Experts from around the world examine a multitude of topics, including evaluation of extracts from tropical plants for potential anticancer activity and cancer chemopreventive activity; use of Chinese lacquer tree sap products as pharmaceutical intermediates; and new approaches to drug discovery from the rainforest.