Meaning and importance of natural products.
Meaning and importance of natural product chemistry.
Classes of natural products. Natural products found in plants and animals. Alkaloids (meaning, examples and types). Terpenes (meaning, examples and types). Steroids (meaning, examples and types). Flavonoids (meaning, examples and types).
General method of isolation alkaloids. Isolation of terpenes. Isolation of steroids. Isolation of flavonoids.
Chemical test for alkaloids, steroids, flavonoids etc.
Methods of purification of alkaloids. Methods of purification of terpenes. Methods of purification of steroids. Methods of purification of flavonoids etc.
Chemical structure and synthesis of alkaloids. Chemical structures and synthesis of terpenes. Chemical structures and synthesis of steroids. Chemical structures and synthesis of flavonoids. Natural products of pharmaceutical importance.
- Lecturer : Ikechukwu Kingsley Ijoma
- Lecturer : linda ugwuonah