Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Natural Products in Pharmacology

Natural product drugs derived from plants, marine organisms, and biological sources with therapeutic applications.

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Alkaloid Drugs

Alkaloids are nitrogen-containing natural products with diverse pharmacological activities. Many clinically important drugs are alkaloids or alkaloid derivatives.

Plant-Derived Drugs Overview

Plants have been a rich source of therapeutic agents for centuries. Many modern pharmaceuticals are derived from plant compounds, either through direct isolation or structural modification of natural

Terpenoid Drugs

Terpenoids are a large and diverse class of natural products derived from isoprene units. Many terpenoids have important therapeutic applications.