Studies on Natural Compounds As a Road to New Drugs

Paper by RAS Academician V. A. Stonik*

Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia

e-mail: stonik@piboc.dvo.ru

Received January 11, 2016

Abstract—The study of natural compounds is a scientific area at the interface of biology and chemistry. Exam-
ples of achievements in studying biologically active substances are given, and those most promising for the
development of effective drugs are considered in detail. The focus is placed on basic research and applied stud-
ies performed in recent years by the Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, RAS Far East Branch.
New approaches to the search for and study of natural compounds, as well as the prospects of this scientific
trend, are discussed.

Keywords: natural compounds, structures, physiological activity, drugs, biopreparations, use, diagnostics.

DOI: 10.1134/S1019331616030187

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