Drugs and Bioactive Molecules from Plants

Other organisms. Recent studies have also established that approximately 40% of the chemical structures identified in natural products are not represented by synthetic compounds. Moreover, compounds derived from natural products generally have druglike properties, in that they are relatively small and can be absorbed and metabolized. 

Anethum graveolens Flavor-imparting Rosmarinic acid Anti-inflammatory, HO 

TABLE 17.3 Bioactive Molecules from Plants Identified on the Basis of Their Newly Discovered Bioactivity 

Smooth muscle relaxant, Verapamil calcium channel blocker 

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