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…“plant-derived secondary metabolites.” To close this relatively short commentary, I will make three points that may give “food for further thought:” n A frequent comment by phytochemical researchers is that terpene synthases are plant (sometimes fungal) biosyn- thetic processes. A very recent paper from the Kitasato Institute demonstrated that terpene…

ASP 2015 Spring Newsletter

…VOLUME 51, ISSUE 1 PAGE 14 REFERENCES 1. http://www.pharmacognosy.us/what-is-pharmacognosy/the-history-of-the-asp/ 2. http://www.pharmacognosy.us/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ASP-History-Chapter-11.pdf 3. http://www.pharmacognosy.us/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ASPNL42-4.pdf 4. http://www.pharmacognosy.us/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ASPNL2013Winter.pdf 5. http://www.pharmacognosy.us/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/XVIII-ASP-fall-2014-revise-2.pdf 6. Blunt, J.W., Copp, B.R., Keyzers, R.A., Munro, M.H.G. and Prinsep, M.R., Marine natural products. Nat. Prod. Rep., 2013, 30, 237-323. 7. http://pubs.acs.org/journal/JNPrdf 8. http://www.pharmacognosy.us/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ASPNL-L1-spring2014.pdf 9. Pan, L., Chai, H.B. and Kinghorn, A.D.,…

ASP Newsletter Summer 2013

…Andrew was an outstanding phytochem- ist, and his work resulted in the publica- tion of more than 150 research papers and 35 review articles and chapters in books. Some of his papers were published in Journal of Natural Products. He was also a referee for this journal. He attended a…

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…the compounds’ ability to modulate the activity of P-glycoprotein (P-gp), a protein integral to cancer cells’ development of multi-drug resistance. Among the compounds tested, sipholenol A showed specific P-gp modulating activity, making this a potential compound of interest in chemotherapy research. Our lab is hoping to continue bioactivity research with…

ASP Newsletter 50_3

…cyto- toxicity measurements. What do your results tells us about bioactivity of the compounds? New dihydronaphthoquinone deriva- tives, karuquinone A, B, and C, and three known compounds were isolated. These compounds were tested for cyto- toxicity against common three human cancer cell lines (HeLa, HuH-7, and HCT116) and a human…

ASP Newsletter Summer 2014

…eat one meal in Oxford, what would it be? Ole Venice Pizza Company (http://www.oldvenice.com/). What is a hidden gem in the area that only a local would know? Lusa Pastry Café (http://www.lusapastrycafe.com/). What should travelers avoid? Parking on the square or on the Ole Miss campus. Dr. Junaid ur Rehman,…

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…or communications. Author instructions can be accessed via www.nature.com/ja. We would like commitments to contribute an article by January 2016, with a deadline of submission of March 15, 2016. Please e-mail me directly (mcalpine@uic.edu) or Ms. Yoko Takagi at the editorial office (takagi@antibiotics.or.jp). Thank you for your consideration. THE ASP…

ASP Newsletter Fall 2013

…Meinwald and John Hildebrand they planned a “Natural Products Research Unit” composed of three postdocs working under their auspices; our goals were to set up a working natural products laboratory, publish papers, and eventually secure grants to sustain the research endeavor. My initial research was “something to do with ultraviolet…

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…massive amount of research time and fastidious attention to detail required to compile such a paper-based resource. The editors and Dr. Lynn are to be commended on their tireless efforts to provide this anthology to scientific re- searchers. In addition to his massive bibliography, Dr. Lynn composed textbooks on organic…

ASP Newsletter Spring 2014

…chemical biology and another on mentoring for new faculty in organic and biological chemistry. Dr. Gerratana discussed NIGMS research approaches, mentioning that “NIGMS focuses on fostering research through investigator-initiated discovery. Whether through single investigator research or collaborative research, NIGMS believes the best research ideas come from the research community. We…