International Conference On New Developments In Drug Discovery From Natural Products And Traditional Medicines
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November 16-20, 2008
NIPER, SAS Nagar, Punjab-India
This international Conference focuses on the drug discovery from natural products and traditional medicines. This five day event features presentations, posters, and panel discussions to highlight the progress being made in field and lessons learnt along the way. The conference aims to provide scientists and executives from academia, and pharmaceutical companies, with the detail information on drug development from natural products and traditional medicines. The interactive sessions, discussions and workshops will provide ample opportunity for further networking and brainstorming. For details please, visit the website, www.niper-ddnptm.com
Topics to be covered include:
- Methods and techniques
- Discovery of new biological pathways
- New/novel chemical entities as lead scaffolds
- Phytopharmaceuticals
- Nutraceuticals and functional foods
- Infectious diseases
- Life-style and metabolic disorders
- Oncology
- Inflammation and immunological disorders
- Marine natural products
- Synthesis of bioactive molecules
- Traditional medicines
- In-silico approaches
The following Speakers of international repute have confirmed to participate in the event:
Prof. Sukh Dev, India
Prof. D. Kingston, USA.
Dr. Sheo Singh, Merck USA
Prof. S. Linder, Sweden
Prof. W H Gerwick, USA
Prof. H. Wagner, Germany
Prof. Luisella Verotta, Italy
Prof. Ikuro Abe, Japan
Prof. Bharat Aggarwal, USA
Prof. Ramesh Gupta, USA
Prof. Bhushan Patwardhan, India
Dr. Rakesh Mourya, India
Dr. James M. Balkovec, Merck USA
Dr. Duane L. Pierson, USA
Dr. Satish K. Mehta, USA
Dr. Sudarshan Arora, India
Dr. J. S. Yadav, India
Scientists keen to share their knowledge and expertise at this conference are cordially invited to deliver a short lecture or present a poster.
For other information please, contact
Conference Secretariat
Department of Natural Products
NIPER, Sector-67,
SAS Nagar- 160062,
Punjab INDIA.
E-mail: ddnptm@niper.ac.in
Web: http://www.niper.gov.in
REGISTER HERE
http://www.niper.gov.in
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nutraceutical and functional food
posted by vishesh on 2 Jun 2011 at 8:05 amnutraceutical are the necessory for body funtion
The term "nutraceutical" was coined from "nutrition" and "pharmaceutical" in 1989 by Stephen DeFelice, MD, founder and chairman of the Foundation for Innovation in Medicine (FIM), Cranford, NJ. According to DeFelice, 'A nutraceutical is any substance that is a food or a part of a food and provides medical or health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease. Such products may range from isolated nutrients, dietary supplements and specific diets to genetically engineered designer foods, herbal products, and processed foods such as cereals, soups and beverages. In the United States the term nutraceutical is commonly used in marketing has no regulatory definition.
Since the term was coined by Dr. De Felice, its meaning has been modified by Health Canada which defines nutraceutical as: a product isolated or purified from foods, and generally sold in medicinal forms not usually associated with food and demonstrated to have a physiological benefit or provide protection against chronic disease.
Examples: beta-carotene, lycopene
The definition of nutraceutical that appears in the latest edition of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is as follows: The word nu·tra·ceu·ti·cal Pronunciation: "nü-tri-'sü-ti-k&l Function: noun Etymology: nutritive + pharmaceutical: a foodstuff (as a fortified food or dietary supplement) that provides health benefits.
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