Discovering drugs from plants or drugs in plants? Conference Abstract MEDI 217

    Abstract

    A phytochemical investigation of Seidlitzia rosmarinus collected along the shoreline of the Gulf of Aqaba in the remote southern desert region of the Sinai peninsula has revealed the presence of the registered drug metformin. However, analysis of the 14C content revealed the drug to be an anthropogenic contaminant. Consequently, natural product researchers should be aware that compounds isolated from plants might originate from environmental contamination rather than biosynthesis. The new natural product N-(4-hydroxyphenylethyl)-alpha-chloroferuloylamide was isolated as a mixture of the E and Z isomers along with a number of other well-established secondary metabolites.
    During this presentation, the importance of natural products in drug discovery will be underlined with important examples from the history of human medicines and so recent accomplishments. However, landmark examples of drugs leaking into the environment and eventually being "discovered" is also provided and critically reviewed.
    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    Publikationsdato19 aug. 2018
    Antal sider1
    StatusUdgivet - 19 aug. 2018
    Begivenhed256th National Meeting and Exposition of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS) - Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Beyond - Boston, MA, USA
    Varighed: 19 aug. 201823 aug. 2018
    Konferencens nummer: 189

    Konference

    Konference256th National Meeting and Exposition of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS) - Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Beyond
    Nummer189
    LokationBoston, MA
    Land/OmrådeUSA
    Periode19/08/201823/08/2018

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