Table of Contents

1. Terrestrial Natural Products — Isolation, Structure Characterization, Analytical Methods. Chemodifferentiation.- Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids — Their Chemistry, Occurrence and Significance as Natural compounds.- Chemical Composition of Artemisia campestris and Hibiscus cannabinus.- Novel Coumarin Sulfates from Pelargonium sidoides — Isolation, Structure and Synthetic Approach.- Study of the Methanol Extract of Euphorbia segetalis.- A Short Side Chain Cycloartane and other Triterpenes from Euphorbia tuckeyana.- Study of Ginsenosides in Ginseng Products Marketed in Portugal.- Halimium viscosum (WILLK) P. SILVA, Chemotype Celorico Da Beira; The First Portuguese Chemotype.- Halimium viscosum (WILLK) P. Silva, S. João Da Pesqueira Population. Two New Valparenes.- Phytochemical Study of Phenolic Compounds from Helichrysi flos by LC-DAD-MS.- Flavonoids from Genista tenera.- HPLC-ESI-MS: An Useful Alternative to FAB-MS in the Analysis of Intact Resin Glycosides from Convolvulaceae Plants.- HPLC Analysis of Hypericum L. Species from Portugal.- Composition of the Essential Oils from Populations of Crithmum maritimum L. Grown on Four Azorean Islands.- Effect of Substrate on the Essential Oils Composition of Thymus mastichina (L.) L. subsp. mastichina Collected in Sesimbra Region (Portugal).- Losses in Aqueous Phases in Pilot Distillation of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis, L.).- The Protective Effect of Ascorbic Acid in Degradation of ?-Carotene and Capsanthin During Storage of Paprika Powderika Powder.- Chemical Similarities Between the Ptaeroxylaceae of Southern Africa and Madagascar and the Cneoraceae of the Mediterranean Region.- Chemodifferentiation of Papavereae from Coasts of the Black-Sea to the Atlantic.- Phenolic Profiles in the Definition of Natural ProductsAuthenticity, Cardoon versus Artichoke Profile.- 2. Bioactivity of Natural Products. Ethnobotany.- The Chemistry and Allelopathic Effects of Phenolic Compounds from the Lichen Evernia prunastri (L.) ACH..- Anti-Salmonella Activity of Olive Flavor Compounds and Their Modes of Action.- In Vitro Anti-Inflammatory and AntiMicrobial Activities of Phenylpropanoids from Piper Betle L. (Piperaceae).- Chemical Constituents and their Antimicrobial Activity from the Roots of Cephalaria Ambrosioides.- Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oils of Eucalyptus Camaldulensis Growing in Greece.- Antimicrobial Activity of Dehydroabietic Acid Derivatives (II).- Antifungal Activity of Bacillus Species and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Against Filamentous Fungi and Yeasts.- Molluscicidal and Trypanocidal Activity of Lapachol and Some Derivatives — New Uses for an Old Compound.- Toxicity of Some Species of Annona Toward Artemia Salina Leach and Biomphalaria Glabrata Say.- Ethnobotany in the Center of Portugal (Santarém).- 3. Industrial Applications. Natural Products For Medicinal Purposes.- Drugs From Nature: Present Developments And Future Prospects.- Plant Secondary Metabolites With Immunomodulatory Activity.- Natural Pyranoacridones from Citrus and Sarcomelicope Species as Models for the Conception of New Antitumor Agents.- Flavonolignans from Silybum Marianum L. — New Perspectives.- Valorization of By-Products of the Handling and Commercialization of Vegetables — Possible Use of Brassica Spp By-Products as Source of Antioxidant Health—Promoting Phenolics.- 4. Plant Cell Biotechnology: Production of Natural Products.- New Perspectives For Plant Secondary Metabolite Production.- Production of Phenolics by in Vitro Cultures of Hypericum perforatum: A Case Study.- NewStrategies To Produce High-Value Secondary Plant Metabolites from Shoot Cultures Involving a Sustainable Photobioreactor System.- 5. Synthesis of Natural Products.- Chemical Transformations of Natural Compounds.- Total Synthesis of Tamariscene.- Enantioselective Synthesis of (-)-(6r,7s)-Nitramine.- Isolation and Synthesis of 4-Rhamno-Glucosinalbin, the Major Glucosinolate from Moringa Oleifera.- High Yield Synthesis of Friedelane and Seco Friedelane Derivatives from Cork Smoker Wash Solids.- Aromatization of Limonene with Zeolites Y.- Transformation of a Labdane by an Enzymatic Treatment.- 6. Marine Natural Products — Analysis, Structure Elucidation, Bio-Activity and Potential Use as Drugs.- Mediterranean Marine Organisms as Source of New Potential Drugs.- Chemical Variability of the Volatile Metabolites from the Caribbean Corals of the Genus Gorgonia.- Novel Brominated Diterpenes from the Red Alga Laurencia Obtusa.- The Production of ?-Tocopherol, Sterols and Fatty Acids by Three Marine Microalgae.- Preliminary Ecological Studies on Sponges of the Genus Agelas Spp.- Preliminary Antifungal Activity of Some Sponges from Indonesia and Oman.