Book description
In this exciting 2 volume set, the approach and methodology of
bio-inspired synthesis of complex natural products is laid out, backed
by abundant practical examples from the authors' own work as well as
from the published literature.
Volume 1 describes the biomimetic synthesis of alkaloids.
Volume 2 covers terpenes, polyketides, and polyphenols.
A discussion of the current challenges and frontiers in biomimetic
synthesis concludes this comprehensive handbook.
Key features:
- Biomimetic Strategies have become an every-day tool not only for
chemists but also for biologists. The synthetic applications are
overwhelming, making this comprehensive 2 volume work a must-have
for everyone working in the field.
- Unifying both synthetic and biosynthetic aspects, this book
covers everything from organocatalysis and natural product
synthesis to synthetic biology and even green chemistry.
Erwan Poupon is a pharmacist, he obtained his PhD in
organic chemistry under the supervision of Dr. Nicole Kunesch and
Prof. Henri-Philippe Husson in 2000 at Paris-Descartes University. He
was subsequently a post-doctoral fellow at the University of
California at San Diego working with Prof. Emmanuel Theodorakis. He
then joined the faculty at the School of Pharmacy of Paris-Sud
University where he is now Professor of pharmacognosy and natural
product chemistry. His fields of interest relate to the chemistry of
natural products, including biomimetic synthesis and chemical biology.
Bastien Nay obtained his diploma of Pharmacy in 1998 and his PhD
in organic chemistry in 2000 under the guidance of Prof. Joseph
Vercauteren at the School of Pharmacy of Bordeaux, France. He then
joined Prof. J. Stephen Clark's group as a post-doctoral fellow at the
University of Nottingham, UK. In 2003 he was appointed research
scientist at the CNRS, now working and teaching at the National Museum
of Natural History in Paris, where he is managing the natural product
chemistry team. His research interests non only concern the synthetic
strategies towards natural products, but also their origin and raion
d'etre.
