Structural determination of compounds with anti-microbial, anti-HIV and anti-cancer properties

Blue-O Medicals Incorporation（BOMED）是一家位于卑诗省伯纳比的公司，专注于研究和 开发新型抗菌医疗器械和抗癌药物。BOMED发现， 许多来自天然草药提取物的化合物显示出一系列有前途的抗微生物、抗HIV和 抗癌功效，对健康细胞的毒性最小。这些化合物的结构尚不清楚。在 为了进一步开发这些候选药物，BOMED需要知道化合物的结构。 BOMED没有这样做的专业知识或设备，并希望与教授合作。 UBC化学系为此目的。未知化合物的结构测定 和有机合成是洛夫教授研究计划的关键方面。

Blue-O Medicals Incorporation (BOMED) is a Burnaby, BC-based company focused on research and development of novel anti-microbial medical devices and anti-cancer drugs. BOMED has discovered that a number of compounds from natural herbal extracts display a range of promising anti-microbial, anti-HIV and anti-cancer efficacy, with minimal toxicity to healthy cells. The structures of these compounds is unknown. In order to develop these drug candidates further, BOMED needs to know the structure of the compounds. BOMED does not have the expertise or equipment to do so, and wants to partner with Prof. Jennifer Love in the Department of Chemistry at UBC for this purpose. Both structural determination of unknown compounds and organic synthesis are key aspects of Prof. Love's research program.