Chemistry Of Natural Products Vol. 1 (Paperback)

It includes three main topics namely:Carbohydrates; Amino Acids Peptides and Proteins; and Alkaloids. Each chapter deals with introduction nomenclature classification treatment of some important constituents from natural products —structures extraction isolation constitution and total synthesis. Biosynthetic pathways have been described with proper explanations wherever necessary. Particular care and attention has been given to the correct chemical structures of various constituents based on Natural Products as per the Merck Index so that the users may find it more useful and authentic. Detailed explanations of yarious courses of reactions have been incorporated to make things easily acceptable and understandable to its valued readers.Both BSc. (Hons.) and M.Sc. Students specialiing in Chemistry Biotechnology Biochemistry Pharmaceutical Chemistry Molecular Biology Microbiology and other allied fields yyill certainly find the textbook quite useful and a dependable source of information.

About the Author
Ashutosh Kar is a well-known Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and has tohis credit twenty -eight years teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels both in Indian universities and abroad. He has published more than fifty research papers in international and national scientific journals. He has taught at School ot Pharmacy Addis Ababa University. Professor Kar has an excellent track record in academic institutions of high reptile and actively engaged in teaching research administration and sery ice to his profession. He has to his credit more than fifty research paper sand guided several PG/Ph.D. students in Nigeria India and fithiopia. He bagged the university Gold Medal in B. Pharm. And M. Pharma examinations from the university of Saugar Sagar(MP)and completed his PH.D. Professor Kar was conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award by Indian Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and Technologists Kolkata for his immense contribution in the Indian Pharmacy Profession.