Natural product as a source of prodrug

Authors

  • Jagannathan Padmavathy Department of Pharmaceutics, Jaya College of Paramedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, CTH Road, Thiruninravur 602024, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  • Saravanan Devarajan Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Ratnam Institute of Pharmacy, Pidathapolur, Nellore 524346, Andhra Pradesh http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6763-9840

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjp.v12i2.31020

Keywords:

Natural product, Prodrug, Review, Source of drug

Abstract

The natural products are the chemical constituents that are generated from the living organism. The natural products are isolated from the plants, animals, and microorganisms which are used in drug design and drug discovery. Natural product is then modified by chemical synthesis as either total or semi-synthetic way. The natural products show various pharmacological activity which can be used for the treatment of a variety of diseases. Natural products could be regarded as a source of quantifiable and chemically pure known products and also natural products can be utilized as complex mixtures subjected to chemical variability. The present review article adds up the prodrugs from natural products as well as prodrugs developed from the natural products.

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Saravanan Devarajan, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Ratnam Institute of Pharmacy, Pidathapolur, Nellore 524346, Andhra Pradesh

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Padmavathy, J., and S. Devarajan. “Natural Product As a Source of Prodrug”. Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 12, no. 2, May 2017, p. Available Online: May 5, 2017, doi:10.3329/bjp.v12i2.31020.

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