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Medical - Education / Pedagogy | | Chinese term or phrase: 天然药化 | | Please refer to first question. Thanks. |
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| | Natural Products Chemistry | Explanation:
Again, 'Natural Medicinal Chemistry' is a direct translation. However, this course is more commonly called 'Natural Products Chemistry'.
I know the title doesn't mention '药', but this branch of Chemistry - 'Natural Products Chemistry' is referred to the study of the chemical, biological and pharmacological properties of natural products.
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1. A natural product is a chemical compound or substance produced by a living organism - found in nature that usually has a pharmacological or biological activity for use in pharmaceutical drug discovery and drug design.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_product
2. (Chem.) That branch of chemistry which deals with the isolation, identification, structure elucidation, and study of the chemical characteristics of chemical substances produced by living organisms.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Natural product chemistry
3. STUDIES IN NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY, 32
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Natural Product Chemistry continues to expand to exciting new frontiers of great importance in medicine...
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookdescription.cws_home/70...
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Explanation:
Again, 'Natural Medicinal Chemistry' is a direct translation. However, this course is more commonly called 'Natural Products Chemistry'.
I know the title doesn't mention '药', but this branch of Chemistry - 'Natural Products Chemistry' is referred to the study of the chemical, biological and pharmacological properties of natural products.
References:
1. A natural product is a chemical compound or substance produced by a living organism - found in nature that usually has a pharmacological or biological activity for use in pharmaceutical drug discovery and drug design.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_product
2. (Chem.) That branch of chemistry which deals with the isolation, identification, structure elucidation, and study of the chemical characteristics of chemical substances produced by living organisms.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Natural product chemistry
3. STUDIES IN NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY, 32
Description
Natural Product Chemistry continues to expand to exciting new frontiers of great importance in medicine...
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookdescription.cws_home/70...
Example sentence(s):- 但我们本科的英文成绩单上pharmacognosy那门课对应的是生药学，而天然药化直接译成 Natrural Product Chemistry。
- 天然药物化学实验教学大纲 一、实验课程名称 天然药物化学 Natural Product Chemistry
Reference: http://bbs.sjtu.edu.cn/bbstcon,board,pharmacy,reid,125750259...
Reference: http://202.114.128.250/yxxy/include/editor/uploadfile/200810...
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