A Chemical Investigation of the Jordanian Flora

说明：本项目支持 约旦大学的科学家（M.H.博士）阿布·扎尔加） 在一个研究项目中， 宾夕法尼亚州立大学化学系， 调查各种约旦 植物 这些植物将包括巴勒斯坦仙女花， 秋水仙和银甲沟炎。 约旦 科学家将在宾夕法尼亚州立大学度过大约五个月， 对这些植物的成分进行深入的化学分析 的 已知前两种植物富含生物碱。 的 三是生物碱含量不高，但用于民间医药 需要分离其化学成分 包括萜类、类黄酮和木脂素。 纯化合物 研究中获得的信息将被转发给NIH， 临床研究和工业测试可能的 农业应用。 范围：PI是自然研究领域的世界专家 产品化学 他的研究与 约旦科学家可能会得出一个更好的结论， 对被研究植物的化学成分的理解， 以及美国科学家之间更好的合作， 约旦，这可能导致发现可能的 有趣的化合物。

Description: This project supports participation by a scientist from the University of Jordan (Dr. M.H. Abu Zarga) in a research project with Dr. Maurice Shamma of the Chemistry Department, Pennsylvania State University to investigate the chemical contents of a variety of Jordanian plants. The plants will include Androcymbium palestinum, Colchicum decaisnei, and Paronychia argentea. The Jordanian scientist will spend about five months at Penn State for in-depth chemical analysis of these plants' contents. The first two plants are known to be rich in alkaloids. The third is not rich in alkaloids but is used in folk medicine and it is desirable to separate its chemical constituents including terpenoids, flavonoids and lignans. Pure compounds obtained in the research will be forwarded to NIH for their clinical research and to industry to test for possible agricultural applications. Scope: The PI is a world expert in the research on natural products' chemistry. His research in collaboration with the Jordanian scientist is likely to result in a better understanding of the chemistry of the plants being studied, and in better cooperation between scientists of the U.S. and Jordan which could lead to discovery of possible pharmacologically interesting compounds.