Natural Products in the New Millennium: Prospects and Industrial Application

Front Matter....Pages i-xxix
Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids....Pages 1-46
Chemical Composition of Artemisia campestris and Hibiscus cannabinus ....Pages 47-57
Novel Coumarin Sulfates from Pelargonium sidoides ....Pages 59-64
Study of the Methanol Extract of Euphorbia segetalis ....Pages 65-71
A Short Side Chain Cycloartane and Other Triterpenes from Euphorbia tuckeyana ....Pages 73-79
Study of Ginsenosides in Ginseng Products Marketed in Portugal....Pages 81-89
 Halimium viscosum (Willk) P. Silva, Chemotype Celorico da Beira; the First Portuguese Chemotype....Pages 91-94
 Halimium viscosum (Willk) P. Silva, S. João da Pesqueira Population. Two New Valparenes....Pages 95-97
Phytochemical Study of Phenolic Compounds from Helichrysi flos by LC-DAD-MS....Pages 99-109
Flavonoids from Genista tenera ....Pages 111-117
HPLC-ESI-MS: An Useful Alternative to FAB-MS in the Analysis of Intact Resin Glycosides from Convolvulaceae Plants....Pages 119-124
HPLC Analysis of Hypericum L. Species from Portugal....Pages 125-134
Composition of the Essential Oils from Populations of Crithmum maritimum L. Grown on Four Azorean Islands....Pages 135-141
Effect of Substrate on the Essential Oils Composition of Thymus mastichina (L.) L. Subsp. mastichina Collected in Sesimbra Region (Portugal)....Pages 143-148
Losses in Aqueous Phases in Pilot Distillation of Rosemary ( Rosmarinus officinalis , L.)....Pages 149-153
The Protective Effect of Ascorbic Acid in Degradation of β-Carotene and Capsanthin During Storage of Paprika Powderika Powder....Pages 155-163
Chemical Similarities Between the Ptaeroxylaceae of Southern Africa and Madagascar and the Cneoraceae of the Mediterranean Region....Pages 165-171
Chemodifferentiation of Papavereae from Coasts of the Black-Sea to the Atlantic....Pages 173-181
Phenolic Profiles in the Definition of Natural Products Authenticity....Pages 183-194
The Chemistry and Allelopathic Effects of Phenolic Compounds from the Lichen Evernia prunastri (L.) Ach.....Pages 195-210
Anti- Salmonella Activity of Olive Flavor Compounds and Their Modes of Action....Pages 211-220
 In Vitro Anti-Inflammatory and Antimicrobial Activities of Phenylpropanoids from Piper betle L. (Piperaceae)....Pages 221-227
Chemical Constituents and their Antimicrobial Activity from the Roots of Cephalaria ambrosioides ....Pages 229-234
Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oils of Eucalyptus camaldulensis Growing in Greece....Pages 235-239
Antimicrobial Activity of Dehydroabietic Acid Derivatives (II)....Pages 241-247
Antifungal Activity of Bacillus Species and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Against Filamentous Fungi and Yeasts....Pages 249-253
Molluscicidal and Trypanocidal Activity of Lapachol and Some Derivatives....Pages 255-261
Toxicity of Some Species of Annona Toward Artemia salina Leach and Biomphalaria glabrata Say....Pages 263-270
Ethnobotany in the Center of Portugal (Santarém)....Pages 271-284
Drugs from Nature: Present Developments and Future Prospects....Pages 285-297
Plant Secondary Metabolites with Immunomodulatory Activity....Pages 299-309
Natural Pyranoacridones from Citrus and Sarcomelicope Species as Models for the Conception of New Antitumor Agents....Pages 311-328
Flavonolignans from Silybum marianum L.....Pages 329-335
Valorization of By-Products of the Handling and Commercialization of Vegetables....Pages 337-343
New Perspectives for Plant Secondary Metabolite Production....Pages 345-366
Production of Phenolics by in Vitro Cultures of Hypericum perforatum : A Case Study....Pages 367-374
New Strategies to Produce High-Value Secondary Plant Metabolites from Shoot Cultures Involving a Sustainable Photobioreactor System....Pages 375-388
Chemical Transformations of Natural Compounds....Pages 389-399
Total Synthesis of Tamariscene....Pages 401-406
Enantioselective Synthesis of (-)-(6 R ,7 S )-Nitramine....Pages 407-413
Isolation and Synthesis of 4-Rhamno-Glucosinalbin, the Major Glucosinolate from Moringa Oleifera ....Pages 415-419
High Yield Synthesis of Friedelane and Seco Friedelane Derivatives from Cork Smoker Wash Solids....Pages 421-427
Aromatization of Limonene with Zeolites Y....Pages 429-436
Transformation of a Labdane by an Enzymatic Treatment....Pages 437-440
Mediterranean Marine Organisms as Source of New Potential Drugs....Pages 441-461
Chemical Variability of the Volatile Metabolites from the Caribbean Corals of the Genus Gorgonia ....Pages 463-474
Novel Brominated Diterpenes from the Red Alga Laurencia obtusa ....Pages 475-482
The Production of α-Tocopherol, Sterols and Fatty Acids by Three Marine Microalgae....Pages 483-493
Preliminary Ecological Studies on Sponges of the Genus Agelas Spp.....Pages 495-498
Preliminary Antifungal Activity of Some Sponges from Indonesia and Oman....Pages 499-505