Search for dissertations about: "terpenoids"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the word terpenoids.
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1. Metabolic Engineering of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 for Terpenoid Production
Abstract : In the Paris Agreement from 2015, nations agreed to limit the effects of global warming to well below 2°C. To be able to reach those goals, cheap, abundant and carbon neutral energy alternatives needs to be developed. READ MORE
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2. Syntheses of Allelochemicals for Insect Control
Abstract : This thesis describes the synthetic preparation of somecompounds, which can serve as chemical signals for use in thedevelopment of control methods for pest insects. The compoundssynthesised are of the isoprenoid type and of two kinds:carvone derivatives and germacranes. READ MORE
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3. Biologically Interesting Compounds from Natural Sources
Abstract : Natural products have traditionally played a major role in the drug discovery process. Besides constituting extremely popular drugs in the market, and an ever-increasing source of interesting and novel chemical structures, they have also aided the characterization of many a pharmacological target. READ MORE
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4. Natural Products from Cameroonian Medicinal Plants
Abstract : Natural product chemistry is a main research area in Cameroon, as well as for the division of Bioorganic Chemistry at Lund Institute of Technology. A review of the results obtained recently with Cameroonian medicinal plants shows that a large number of compounds, many with complex structures, have been isolated and characterised, and the work presented in this thesis is part of this effort. READ MORE
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5. Biologically active terpenoids from Bolivian medicinal plants
Abstract : Pseudo-guaianolides represent a large group of sesquiterpene lactones exhibiting significant cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory activities. Their biological activities are due to a 훼-methylene-훾-lactone unit in their chemical structure, which reacts with free sulfhydryl groups of free cysteine via a Michael-addition. READ MORE