A Chemical Study of the Chilean Flora

该奖项支持化学合作研究 智利植物群的研究将由莫里斯 宾夕法尼亚州立大学的Shamma， 蓬塔阿雷纳斯和亚历杭德罗的马加拉内斯大学 智利圣地亚哥大学的Urzua说。 他们将 研究从粘粘的 存在于叶片表面的化合物 几个属的植物。 这些化合物可能起作用 作为对食草害虫的防御， 研究可能的抗癌潜力。 双方设施互补， 美国科学家将贡献专业知识， 复杂核磁共振谱和智利人的解释 将有助于阐明化学结构， 使用他们的色谱设备和紫外线， 红外光谱仪。 他们也有设施， 萃取 这两位科学家将在 宾州州立大学从植物中分离天然产物 并获得光谱数据。 这个项目是一个好的 实现科学目标的例子 发展中国家方案。

This award supports cooperative research on chemical studies of Chilean flora to be conducted by Maurice Shamma of Penn State University, Victor Fajardo of the University of Magallanes in Punta Arenas and Alejandro Urzua of the University of Santiago, Chile. They will study certain steroids obtained from the sticky compounds present on the surface of the leaves of plants from several genera. These compounds may act as defense against herbivorous pests and will be investigated for possible anticancer potential. The facilities of both sides are complementary; the U.S. scientist will contribute expertise in the interpretation of complex NMR spectra and the Chileans will help elucidate the chemical structures through the use of their chromatographic equipment and UV and IR spectrometers. They also have facilities for plant extraction. These two scientists will spend time at Penn State to isolate the natural products from plants and obtain spectral data. This project is a good example of the fulfillment of the goals of the Science in Developing Countries program.