Prospectus

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Natural Products II

Course
2008-2009

Based on the evaluation of the various textbooks in Natural Products I the student should write a chapted for the ideal interactive electronis textbook for natural products on a given subject.

Coordinator

Prof. dr. R. Verpoorte: verpoort@chem.leidenuniv.nl

Examination

A chapter for an internet based interactive course, using the analysis of how a Natural Products course should be organized. All aspects concerning the topic should be included (e.g. chamistry, biosynthesis, botany, analysis, production, activity).

Course objective

To let the students go into the depth of one topic in the field of natural products and medicinal plants by writing an essay based on a literature search. This essay should be organized in the way as the student has defined in the Natural Products I course. What was defined in the Natural Products I course as the ideal course book will be the basis of the next task. We will discuss how the ideal Natural Products course could presented as an internet-based interactive course. How should this be organized?