The Calabar Bean and its Alkaloids - From Magic, via Miracle, to Memory (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)

Investigations into Calabar beans (the dried ripe seeds of Physostigma venenosum) and their alkaloidal components compose a classical scientific journey throughout some one-and-a-half centuries and not only represent a fascinating aspect of the history of medicine but which is, moreover, still ongoing at the forefront of chemical and medical discovery. Those in particular involving its major such component, l-physostigmine, have led to an understanding of some of the fundamental mechanisms occurring in physiology, pharmacology and biochemistry and, either actually or potentially (by providing a template and thereby acting as a “lead compound�) have provided a useful treatment for a variety of neurological disorders associated with irregularities in cholinergic transmission in which augmentation of cholinergic activity has proved to be beneficial.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	March 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Brian Robinson
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	267
Edition:	1st ed. 2023
ISBN-13:	978-9402411904
Categories:	Books
LSN:	9402411909
Barcode:	9789402411904

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!