Glossary entry

Chinese term or phrase:

天然药化

English translation:

Natural Products Chemistry

Added to glossary by Wilman
Dec 11, 2009 04:00
14 yrs ago
Chinese term

天然药化

Chinese to English Medical Education / Pedagogy
Please refer to first question. Thanks.

Proposed translations

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Natural Products Chemistry

Again, 'Natural Medicinal Chemistry' is a direct translation. However, this course is more commonly called 'Natural Products Chemistry'.

I know the title doesn't mention '药', but this branch of Chemistry - 'Natural Products Chemistry' is referred to the study of the chemical, biological and pharmacological properties of natural products.

References:
1. A natural product is a chemical compound or substance produced by a living organism - found in nature that usually has a pharmacological or biological activity for use in pharmaceutical drug discovery and drug design.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_product

2. (Chem.) That branch of chemistry which deals with the isolation, identification, structure elucidation, and study of the chemical characteristics of chemical substances produced by living organisms.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Natural product chemistry

3. STUDIES IN NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY, 32
Description
Natural Product Chemistry continues to expand to exciting new frontiers of great importance in medicine...
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookdescription.cws_home/70...

Example sentence:

但我们本科的英文成绩单上pharmacognosy那门课对应的是生药学,而天然药化直接译成 Natrural Product Chemistry。

天然药物化学实验教学大纲 一、实验课程名称 天然药物化学 Natural Product Chemistry

Peer comment(s):

agree Carinahsu
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Natural Medicinal Chemistry

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