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. Structure Defines Bioactivity of Avocado-derived Acetogenins 2. Phytochemicals in Synucleinopathies: Targeting Mitochondrial Dysfunction and -Synuclein Toxicity 3. Extraction, isolation, and biological activity of natural cyclic dipeptides 4. Sesquiterpenoid Oligomers from Chloranthaceae Plants: Structural Diversity, Biological Activities and Total Syntheses 5. Synthesis of Naturally Occurring Seven-membered Nitrogen Heterocycles and Related Bioactive Compounds 6. American mistletoes as a promising source of bioactive compounds 7. The Chemistry and Biology of the Plant Poisons and Their Forensic Significance 8. Surfacing Hybrid Medicines of Bioactive Molecules: A Solid States Formulation Approach  9. Immobilization of Essential Oils in Biopolymeric Matrices: Recent Approaches for Controlled Carrier-delivery Systems 10. Secondary metabolites in wound healing: a review of their mechanisms of action 11. Fungal Coumarins: Biotechnological and Pharmaceutical Aspects 12. Innovative and ecofriendly methods and pretreatments for essential oil extraction: An update