Siddiqui A. Chemistry of Selected Natural Products...2ed 2025

Textbook in PDF format

The book comprises 14 chapters; covers the fundamental classification, nomenclature, occurrence, isolation, extraction, occurrence, detection, biosynthesis, medicinal/industrial significance, conversion and inter-conversions, etc.
Salient features:
Easy-to-understand language.
Concise presentation of natural products chemistry—plants, animals, and marine organisms, including primary and secondary metabolites, supported by spectral data.
The text is supplemented with detailed illustrations, chemical configurations, and tables to clarify the basic underlying principle.
Emphasis on fundamental classification, nomenclature, isolation, extraction, occurrence, detection, biosynthesis, medicinal/industrial significance, conversion and inter-conversions, etc.
Short and long questions for self-assessment.
MCQs with answers.
Natural Products—An Introduction
Carbohydrates—An Overview
Alkaloids—An Overview
Chemistry of Terpenoids
Lipids—Structure, Analysis and Functions
Amino Acids, Proteins and Peptides
Chemistry of Flavonoids—An Overview
Purines—Chemistry and Medicinal Aspects
Introduction to Nucleic Acids—Structural Properties of Nucleic Acid Building Blocks
Steroids—Chemistry and Medicinal Importance
Vitamins—Chemistry and Biological Significance
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Heterocyclic Compounds—Nomenclature, Synthesis, Properties and Medicinal Importance
Antibiotics—Chemistry and Medicinal Importance