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Production of quinones by in vitro cultures of Dionaea and Streptocarpus species
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2006)Quinones are a class of oxygen-containing secondary metabolites found chiefly in higher plants, fungi, bacteria and restricted in the animal kingdom to arthropods and echinoderms (Thompson 1971). In the plant, quinones, ... -
Synthesis and pharmacological studies on a novel series of mast cell-stabilising tetrahydronaphthalenes and related compounds
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2003)The purpose of this thesis was the design, synthesis and pharmacological screening of a novel series of tetrahydronapthalene molecules for mast cell-stabilising activity. The introductory Chapter commences with a discussion ... -
The design and synthesis of novel inhibitors of tubulin polymerisation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2003)This thesis is introduced with a review on the principles of tubulin polymerisation and how this process is necessary for cellular replication. This leads on to discussion of the structure-activity relationships of known ...