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Sci Pharm www.scipharm.at Book review "Pharmazeutische Biologie 2: Biogene Arzneistoffe und Grundlagen von Gentechnik und Immunologie" Hildebert Wagner, Angelika Vollmar, Andreas Bechthold Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft Stuttgart, 2007, € 68.–, ISBN-10: 380471997X, ISBN-13: 978-3804719972; German language Sci Pharm. 2009; 77: 913 doi:10.3797/scipharm.br-09-02 The aim of this new edition is to provide a description of the whole spectrum of medicinally used substances derived from biological sources. The thoroughly new designed textbook is divided into three parts with three subchapters each. Part one starts with a general chapter on the isolation, quality and use of herbal medicinal products, and describes in the second chapter various plant derived drugs, arranged according to their main compounds – lipids, carbohydrates, terpenoids, phenolic substances, alkaloids, and others. Not only the chemistry is of interest but also pharmacological activities and the medicinal use of compounds and extracts with reference to new literature, especially clinical data. Chapter three of this part gives an overview of the most important medicinal plants (drugs) and their main constituents arranged according to their therapeutic indication. Part two of the book deals with substances isolated from bacteria, fungi, animals and the biotechnological production of proteins and antibodies. The following chapter is dedicated to antibiotic, antimycotic, cytotoxic and immunosuppressive compounds as well as hormones and vitamins. The last chapter of this part describes high molecular drugs, e.g. peptides and proteins. The third part of the book covers basic knowledge of genetechnology, immunology and molecular biology. Within 390 pages (including 270 coloured illustrations, 656 chemical structures and 51 tables) the authors manage to give a clear, understandable yet comprehensive overview, recommended not only for students but everybody interested in modern pharmaceutical biology. Astrid Obmann Department of Pharmacognosy University of Vienna Austria
