Natural products and drug discovery: an integrated approach

'Natural Products and Drug Discovery' provides an applied overview of the field, from traditional medicinal targets, to cutting-edge molecular techniques.

Natural products have always been of key importance to drug discovery, but as modern techniques and technologies have allowed researchers to identify, isolate, extract and synthesize their active compounds in new ways, they are once again coming to the forefront of drug discovery.

Combining the potential of traditional medicine with the refinement of modern chemical technology, the use of natural products as the basis for drugs can help in the development of more environmentally sound, economical, and effective drug discovery processes.