TY - CHAP AU - Ibrahim Jantan AU - Syed Nasir Abbas Bukhari AU - Mohamed Ali Seyed Mohamed AU - Lam Kok Wai AU - Mohammed Ahmed Mesaik ED - Omboon Vallisuta ED - Suleiman Olimat Y1 - 2015-06-03 PY - 2015 T1 - The Evolving Role of Natural Products from the Tropical Rainforests as a Replenishable Source of New Drug Leads N2 - It is very important for scientists all over the globe to enhance drug discovery research for better human health. This book demonstrates that various expertise are essential for drug discovery including synthetic or natural drugs, clinical pharmacology, receptor identification, drug metabolism, pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic research. The following 5 sections cover diverse chapter topics in drug discovery: Natural Products as Sources of Leading Molecules in Drug Discovery; Oncology and Drug Discovery; Receptors Involvement in Drug Discovery; Management and Development of Drugs against Infectious Diseases; Advanced Methodology. BT - Drug Discovery and Development SP - Ch. 1 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/59603 DO - 10.5772/59603 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -